In Utuado, in central Puerto Rico, this building used to be the town’s swimming pool. Now, it houses a specialized table tennis center and school.The popularity of the sport on the island is thanks to the success on the world stage by athletes such as Adriana Diaz who has won multiple Pan-American Games gold medals.She’s at the Paris Olympic Games, hoping to win gold.CGTN’s Dan Williams reports.

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