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Jersey City is getting its first table tennis club. The Wang Chen Table Tennis Club, named for its Olympian founder, opens Saturday, December 2 at 31 River Drive South, in Newport.
The 3,100-square-foot club offers training for players of every level, including professional coaches, competitive leagues, and after-school programs for children.
“The club will provide residents of all ages a fun and healthy outlet, and is an exciting addition to the city’s already-impressive selection of cultural and recreational activities,” said a Newport representative.
The first Wang Chen opened on Manhattan’s Upper West Side in 2004 and there is another in Westwood. As for 43-year-old Wang Chen, she was born in China, moved to the United States in 2000, and competed for the U.S. at the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing.
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The new club is located right around the corner from the PATH train and the light rail.