The table tennis venue for the 2024 Paris Olympics is the massive Arena IV, which is part of the Porte de Versailles Expo in Paris and a major exhibition and convention centre in the city.

The venue is expected to hold around 6,000 spectators. Facilities include modern changing rooms for players, officials and spectators, training areas and high-quality playing surfaces.

As part of the focus on sustainability for the Paris 2024 Games, the venues, including the table tennis venue, have been designed with environmental principles in mind. And after the Games, the facilities will be used for a variety of events and sporting activities, contributing to local community and sports development.

On 30 July, the then Chinese duo of Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha won the gold medal, beating the North Korean duo. However, a scene after the match left fans feeling unsettled: Wang Chuqin's racket was kicked and broken by a photographer. The incident has attracted widespread attention and debate, and it remains to be seen whether it was an accident. How could a hard racket be stepped on and broken? Was the floor uneven?

Of course not, because the flooring used for table tennis at the 2024 Olympics is a key factor in ensuring optimum performance and safety for the athletes. The specific name is PVC sports flooring.

The main characteristics of PVC sports flooring are

PVC (polyvinyl chloride): Widely used for its durability, shock absorption and ease of maintenance.

Our Farfly technical team has developed a special floor for table tennis.

As a sport that requires high levels of concentration and reaction, table tennis players need to focus on their opponent's shots and stroke mechanics for long periods of time.

Surface: The surface of our PVC table tennis surfacing is specially treated to create a grid pattern, which increases wear resistance and makes it more slip resistant.

In addition, the surface of our Farfly PVC table tennis surfaces is specially treated to neither absorb nor reflect light, which protects players' eyes from fatigue and helps them to perform at their individual level.

Shock absorption:

The floor has sufficient shock absorption to reduce the risk of injury and increase player comfort.

Bounce:

The floor provides consistent and reliable bounce, which is essential for high level play.

Anti-slip properties:

Table tennis requires athletes to perform a variety of movement manoeuvres such as sharp stops, turns and runs. Farfly's PVC table tennis flooring uses a special surface process and anti-slip design to provide good grip and stability, effectively reducing the risk of athletes slipping and providing a safer playing environment.

Durability:

Not only can this flooring withstand long hours of foot and racket friction, it also maintains good flatness and is less prone to unevenness, ensuring a fair and stable game.

Technical Specifications

Thickness: Table tennis surfaces are typically available in thicknesses between 4.5mm and 8mm to provide the right balance between comfort and performance.

Colour: Usually blue or red to improve ball visibility.

In summary, as the host of the Olympic Games in Paris, even if the use of 4.5mm thick PVC sports flooring, all aspects of its floor performance must be up to standard.

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This means that not only will the floor not cause damage to the racquet, but it will also have the effect of reducing the damage caused to the racquet. So people who accidentally step on it will not break the racquet. So this also supports the possibility that Wang Chuqin's bat was damaged by people. I hope that this reporter will come forward and that the Paris Olympic Organising Committee will look into this matter and make it public.