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US Women's Table Tennis Team Qualifies for Paris 2024 Olympics

sep. 18, 2023, 01:30 p.m. (ET)

by Barbara Wei

2023 ITTF Pan Am Championships Women's Team Event. Sally Moyland, Rachel Sung, Amy Wang, and Lily Zhang with coach Gao Jun. — Teams – Sally Moyland, Rachel Sung, Amy Wang, and Lily Zhang with coach Gao Jun on the first place podium at the 2023 ITTF Pan American Championships – Expocuba Pablellón Salud – Havana, Cuba. Sept. 17, 2023. (Photo by ITTF Americas/Calixto N. Llanes)

The United States Women's Table Tennis Team has secured a coveted spot at the Paris 2024 Olympics, by finishing first at the 2023 Pan Am Championships in Havana, Cuba. Brazil finished second and claimed the other team spot on offer.

The top 4 teams played a final round robin to determine the championship order, with the top two teams securing team spots in the Paris 2024 Olympics. The US Team of Lily Zhang, Amy Wang, Rachel Sung and Sally Moyland prevailed over Chile 3-1, Brazil 3-1, and Puerto Rico 3-1. These wins show the depth of the US Women’s team, and their ability to win when it matters.

2023 ITTF Pan Am Championships Women's Team Event. Rachel Sung, Amy Wang, and Lily Zhang with coach Gao Jun.. — Teams – (L-R) Rachel Sung, Lily Zhang, Amy Wang and coach Gao Jun cheering on Sally Moyland at the 2023 ITTF Pan American Championships – Expocuba Pablellón Salud – Havana, Cuba. Sept. 17, 2023. (Photo by ITTF Americas/Calixto N. Llanes)

Congratulations to our US Women’s Team. Join us in celebrating this remarkable achievement as they continue their road to Paris.