Feng Tianwei's itching to get feet under table

Restless Feng eager to return to competition, eyes fifth Women's World Cup podium finish

Singapore's Feng Tianwei is hoping her forehand is still firing after her preparations for the World Cup were affected by a 10-day quarantine. PHOTO: T2 DIAMOND
Singapore's Feng Tianwei is hoping her forehand is still firing after her preparations for the World Cup were affected by a 10-day quarantine. PHOTO: T2 DIAMOND
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The three months of inactivity earlier this year was both a boon and a bane for Feng Tianwei. The circuit breaker - the longest break of her career - gave her a chance to rest her weary body after years of non-stop competition but it was also time unfulfilled.

At her athletic core, Feng, Singapore's most bemedalled Olympian with one silver and two bronze medals in table tennis, is built to compete, and it was not long before she began to feel bored and unsettled.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on November 04, 2020, with the headline Feng Tianwei's itching to get feet under table. Subscribe