Too grand! To celebrate the first anniversary of the defending Olympic women s singles championship, Chen Meng came to Paris again!

August 3, 2025 was a very ordinary weekend for many netizens, but for fans of table tennis player Chen Meng, this day has special significance.

Because on August 3, 2024, Chen Meng defeated her teammate Sun Yingsha in the women's singles final of the table tennis event of the Paris Olympics and successfully defended the Olympic women's singles championship.

So on August 3, 2025, it is the first anniversary of Chen Meng's defending the Olympic women's singles championship.

For many netizens, they will definitely think that the Grand Slam is the highest honor in the table tennis event, but in fact, the defending Olympic singles is more precious than the Grand Slam.

In the history of the Chinese table tennis team, there are 10 Grand Slams, including five for the men's and women's teams, and there are four athletes who can defend the Olympic singles championship, including three for the women's teams, namely Deng Yaping, Zhang Yining, and Chen Meng, and one for the men's team is Ma Long.

The four athletes who defended the Olympic singles champions, except for Chen Meng, all three of them achieved the Grand Slam. Among them, Zhang Yining and Ma Long also achieved the Grand Slam, while Chen Meng was only one World Championship Women's Singles Championship away from the Grand Slam.

Many people think that the women's singles championship in the World Championships is the most valuable among the three major competitions, because 128 people participated in the World Championships singles, and the competition is the most fierce.

But in table tennis, the Olympics' status is greater than everything else, not only because the Olympics have a great influence. The most important thing is that the Olympics are held every four years, and each session has only two players participating in the same association. The number of participants and competitions are indeed not as good as the World Championships, but the competition for the Olympics is very competitive.

Many strong people may be eliminated in the stage of competing for the Olympic quota, so the Olympic main competition may not be as fierce as the World Championships, but in general, the Olympic singles champion is definitely the most valuable of the three major competitions. Therefore, both the national table tennis team and the foreign association attach great importance to the Olympics.

Chen Meng also attaches great importance to this. On the day he defended the Olympic women's singles championship, he went to Paris again, and also took a photo with the Eiffel Tower in sportswear. This is because during last year's Paris Olympics, Chen Meng had too heavy competition tasks and had no time to take a photo with the Eiffel Tower.

However, some fans think that Chen Meng went to Paris again to celebrate the defending Olympic women's singles championship, which is a bit too grand.