PARIS—Lily Zhang is the queen of American table tennis, a six-time national champ and four-time Olympian in the prime of her career. It’s an Olympic twist on the age-old conflict between children pursuing unconventional dream jobs versus parents pushing the 9-to-5. But to her parents, table tennis was an opportunity to enhance her college applications. She mostly quit table tennis after that. The 19th seed and top U.S. table tennis player in Paris, Zhang has already gone viral.

Source: Wall Street Journal July 30, 2024 14:38 UTC