'Ai-chan' makes history at table tennis nationals

'Ai-chan' makes history at table tennis nationals

TOKYO, Japan - Ai Fukuhara, a 13-year-old junior high school student, on Dec. 21 becomes the youngest-ever player to reach the quarterfinals of the table tennis national championships when she defeated Sayaka Hirano in a women's singles sixth-round match at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo. Fukuhara, who is affectionately known as ''Ai-chan,'' defeated Japan world championship team member Hirano 4-2.

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