Table Tennis
Although Chile has not been featured worldwide in table tennis, it has on numerous occasions at the Pan American Games and the South American Games, without the need for nationalization of the sport, as with other countries. Among the leading table tennis players is Sofija Tepes. Felipe Olivares, only 15 years old, is the current teen world champion.
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