64 years ago today, on April 14, 1961 (February 29, 1961, the lunar calendar), Qiu Zhonghui became China's first female world champion. Women's Singles World Champion Qiu Zhonghui On April 14, 1961, Qiu Zhonghui became the first women's world champion in China. In 1952, he represented Yunnan Province in the national table tennis competition for the first time. In 1953, Qiu Zhonghui entered the Beijing Institute of Physical Education to study and soon joined the national table tennis team. In 1955, she won the Women's Singles Championship at the National Table Tennis Championships and became one of the first batch of table tennis athletes in my country. From 1960 to 1962, he won three consecutive championships at the National Table Tennis Championships. In April 1961, she won the Women's Singles Championship at the 26th World Table Tennis Championships. In 1964, she served as the coach of the national table tennis team, and later went to the National Sports Commission Research Institute to engage in table tennis scientific research. Since 1979, he has served as Vice Chairman of China Table Tennis Association.