体坛英语资讯：Filipino shining girl to pursue table tennis dream in China
<p><span word="MANILA">MANILA</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 9-- <span word="Going">Going</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="player">player</span>, 13-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Keith">Keith</span> <span word="Cruz">Cruz</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span> <span word="realizing">realizing</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="player">player</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="idol">idol</span> <span word="Filipino">Filipino</span> <span word="Olympian">Olympian</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="Ian">Ian</span> <span word="Lariba">Lariba</span>.</p><p><span word="Cruz">Cruz</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Manila">Manila</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Paco">Paco</span> <span word="Citizen">Citizen</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span> <span word="Foundation">Foundation</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="barely">barely</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="name">name</span>: <span word="Ke">Ke</span> <span word="Yingying">Yingying</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="means">means</span> "<span word="shining">shining</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="name">name</span>.</p><p><span word="Cruz">Cruz</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="name">name</span>, <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="perseverance">perseverance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="extensive">extensive</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="qualifiers">qualifiers</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span>, <span word="Cruz">Cruz</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span>-<span word="five">five</span>, <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="youngest">youngest</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="history">history</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="excellent">excellent</span> <span word="performance">performance</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2019 <span word="Southeast">Southeast</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> (<span word="SEA">SEA</span>) <span word="Games">Games</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Lin">Lin</span> <span word="Wencheng">Wencheng</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="headmaster">headmaster</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Paco">Paco</span> <span word="Citizen">Citizen</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span> <span word="Foundation">Foundation</span>.</p><p><span word="Lin">Lin</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Cruz">Cruz</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="tremendously">tremendously</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="extensive">extensive</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="November">November</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="Cruz">Cruz</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Table">Table</span> <span word="Tennis">Tennis</span> <span word="Training">Training</span> <span word="Base">Base</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hebei">Hebei</span> <span word="Province">Province</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="training">training</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="cradle">cradle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="champions">champions</span>."</p>
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