FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 4, 2005
Contact: Justine K. Mitchell, Public Relations Manager, (561) 233-3189, jmitchell@palmbeachsports.com

CODP Athlete, Sarah Zheng Earns Three Gold and One Silver at
USA Junior Olympics Table Tennis Tournament

WEST PALM BEACH, FL -Sarah Zheng, a 16 year old Palm Beach County Community Olympic Development Program (CODP) Table Tennis athlete from Royal Palm Beach, Florida, earned three gold and one silver medals during the 39th USA Junior Olympics and Junior Nationals Table Tennis tournament. The tournament took place July 29-31 in New Orleans, Louisiana and featured boys and girls, under the age of 22, from all across the United States. Throughout the tournament, Zheng competed in senior age groups, as well as her age group.

Sarah is coached by CODP Coach Ping Zhang, who attended and prepared her for the national tournament. “We planned in advance and prepared very well for the games with effective and correct strategies and tactics applied to the matches,” said Coach Ping Zhang. “After very tough competition, our player harvested three gold and one silver medal from the matches, in different age groups in the tournament.”

Here are the results for competitions Sarah Zheng placed in:

Junior National Singles, Under 22 Girls
1st Sarah Zheng (FL)
2nd Karen Ma (NY)

Junior Olympic Singles, Under 18 Girls
Gold: Karen Ma (NY)
Silver: Sarah Zheng (FL)

Junior Olympic Doubles, Under 18 Girls
Gold: Karen Ma/Sarah Zheng (NY/FL)

Junior Olympic Teams, Under 18 Girls
Gold: Florida (Diana Li/Sarah Zheng/Amy Huang)
Silver: New York (Karen Ma/Isabella Chen/Jessica Truong)

About the Palm Beach County CODP

The Palm Beach County Community Olympic Development Program (CODP) is a community outreach collaboration between the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), national governing bodies and the Palm Beach County Sports Institute in which young athletes are introduced to Olympic sports through community-based initiatives. Through this collaboration, motivated and talented athletes receive high quality training, coaching and competitive opportunities they otherwise would not receive. For further information regarding the CODP please visit www.pbccodp.com or contact Teneka James-Phillips at (561) 233-3121, tphillips@palmbeachsports.com.

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