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The women's team table tennis event was part of the table tennis programme at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. The event took place from 5 to 10 August 2024 at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles . Format
Table tennis is among the sports contested at the Summer Olympic Games. It was introduced at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, where singles and doubles tournaments were held for both genders. [1] The men's and women's doubles events were dropped from the 2008 Summer Olympics program and replaced by team events. [2]
The women’s team Olympic qualification rankings published in July 2021 was used for seeding purposes. [1] [2] The results of the draw are announced on 21 July at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. [1] [3] Each team is eligible to nominate one reserve player to the Tokyo Games to replace a team member who is injured or has an illness. [4]
Table tennis competition has been in the Summer Olympic Games since 1988, with singles and doubles events for men and women. [1] [2] Athletes from China have dominated the sport, winning a total of 66 medals in 42 events, including 37 out of a possible 42 gold medals, and only failing to win at least one medal in one event, the inaugural men's singles event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
The table tennis tournaments at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris ran from 27 July to 10 August at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. [1] [2] A total of 175 table tennis players, with an equal distribution between men and women, competed across five medal events (two per gender and a mixed) at these Games, the exact same amount as those in the previous editions.
The women's team table tennis event was part of the table tennis programme at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The event took place from Friday 12 August to Tuesday 16 August 2016 at Riocentro. The medals were presented by Timothy Fok, IOC member, Hong Kong and Thomas Weikert, President of the ITTF.
The women's team table tennis event was part of the table tennis programme at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The event took place from Friday 3 August to Tuesday 7 August 2012 at ExCeL London. [1] The tournament was a single elimination tournament with a third place playoff played between the two losing semi-finalists.
The women's team competition of the table tennis events at the 2023 Pan American Games was held from 2 to 5 November 2023 at the Olympic Training Center in Santiago, Chile. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Schedule