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Is Anyone Enjoying Olympic Ping-Pong?
Amy Wang of Team United States prepares her serve at the Olympic Games in Paris 2024. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
‘Entire matches began and ended without me ever actually seeing the ball, or even knowing who was hitting it.’
By Kat Rosenfield
08.01.24 — International
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Amid the drama and excitement of the Olympics, an unfortunate truth emerges: there are sports that are fun to play and sports that are fun to w…

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Kat Rosenfield
Culture writer, novelist, and podcaster. On Twitter at @katrosenfield.
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