Judy Hoarfrost reflects on U.S. table tennis team’s China trip in 1971
Judy Hoarfrost, youngest member of the 1971 U.S. Table Tennis team, reflected on the historic trip to China which became known as “Ping Pong Diplomacy”. #pingpong #tabletennis #Houston2021 #ITTFWorlds2021...
World Table Tennis Day 2022
We had a great day time of playing table tennis at Paddle Palace Club in Portland, Oregon on April 6, 2022! Thanks to all the PPC members and drop-in guest...
The Past and the Future of Ping Pong Diplomacy
Exactly 50 years after the original Ping Pong Diplomacy event, Ping Pong Diplomacy has continued gathering more momentum as a program led by the ITTF Foundation....
Ping-Pong Diplomacy’ player discusses significance of sports exchange
Hosting the Winter Olympics amid a pandemic is challenging, but “we need to have that human connection and have athleticism”, says Judy Hoarfrost, a former member of the US table-tennis...
Ping-pong ‘diplomats’ recall historic events
By May Zhou (China Daily Global) Three Americans involved in “Ping-Pong Diplomacy” 50 years ago discussed the significance of the matches then and now while expressing optimism for US-China relations....
Reflecting on 50th anniversary of ping-pong diplomacy on both sides of the Pacific amid stalemate in ties
By Wang Wenwen and Zhao Yusha (Global Times) Half a century ago, no one expected the visit of a group of American table tennis players to China would change the global landscape...
