Olympic champion Ding appointed principal of Beijing sports school

BEIJING, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- China's Olympic champion Ding Ning has been appointed principal of Beijing's Xiannongtan Sports School, four years after her retirement from competitive table tennis.

Ding, 35, is a three-time Olympic gold medalist, including her triumph in the singles event at the 2016 Rio Olympics that made her the fifth Chinese female paddler to achieve a career Grand Slam - winning at the Olympic