Presenter: Hello, you’re listening to Our Heroes. Today, I have Zhao Ming with me, and we’re talking about Deng Yaping. Welcome, Zhao Ming. Why did you choose to talk about Deng Yaping?

Zhao Ming: Well, I love table tennis and Deng Yaping is my favourite table tennis player in China, so I chose her.

Presenter: What can you tell us about her life?

Zhao Ming: Well, she was born in 1973, and she was only 13 when she won her first national competition. She’s not tall, but her success made everyone in China very proud!