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Upcoming Rio Games shines spotlight on table tennis

WKAR Public Media | By Connor Hayes: Current Sports Beat Reporter
Published May 10, 2016 at 4:08 PM EDT

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- With the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games coming up this summer, there has been very little interest put toward Table Tennis from the United States.

We checked in with both Chinese and American members of MSU’s club Table Tennis team to help weigh in on why it is not as popular in the states.

WKAR “Current Sports” beat reporter Connor Hayes tells us more.
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