Veterans of valor

There are plenty of familiar faces among China's 886-strong squad for the 19th Asian Games. Here Xinhua takes a look at 10 Chinese veterans who will be using all their experience to chase glory in Hangzhou.

Ma Long

(Table Tennis)

Five Olympic gold medals, 13 world championship titles, nine World Cup titles, a record 64 months as world No 1 including 34 consecutive months from 2015 — it's no surprise that Ma is widely regarded as the greatest table tennis player of all time. His extraordinary feats also include winning five Asian Games gold medals, at Doha 2006, Guangzhou 2010 and Incheon 2014. After missing the last edition in Jakarta, the 34-year-old will make his fourth Asiad appearance in Hangzhou, taking part in the men's team event.