Iranian fans eagerly awaiting table tennis at Hangzhou Asian Games

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Iranian fans eagerly awaiting table tennis at Hangzhou Asian Games

STORY: Iranian fans eagerly awaiting table tennis at Hangzhou Asian Games DATELINE: Sept. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people playing table tennis in Tehran STORYLINE: With less than half a month until the start of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Iranian table tennis fans said they were eagerly looking forward to watching the high-level matches and their favorite players during the multi-sport event. On a hot summer's afternoon, soon after the trees' shadows had become tall enough to shield passersby against the scorching rays, enthusiasts began to show up at a partially enclosed area of the Mellat (Nation) Park in northern Tehran dotted with several table tennis tables. They were from different walks of life and of diverse ages, ranging from children to the elderly, and brought with them special vivacity and joy and great energy as they entered the area, which was a good place of solitude allowing one to easily focus on losing themsel

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