No more Playboy for Olympic silver medallist Petrissa Solja

A fun shoot for Playboy put her in the spotlight but Germany's Olympic silver-winning paddler Petrissa Solja wants the focus to be firmly on her game as she gears up for the Ultimate Table Tennis in India next week

Petrissa Solja

A fun shoot for Playboy put her in the spotlight but Germany's Olympic silver-winning paddler Petrissa Solja wants the focus to be firmly on her game as she gears up for the Ultimate Table Tennis in India next week.

Solja was among the five female athletes who posed for the German edition of the popular magazine, grabbing a lot of attention in the process. "They asked me do it and I did it. It was fun but I don't intend do it again. I rather focus on my table tennis," Solja said when asked about the memorable experience of her maiden Olympics. The World No. 24 was impressive around the table too at Rio, where she teamed up with Chinese-born Germans Shan Xiaona and Ying, to secure the silver in the women's team event.

Solja played her part well but it cannot be denied that the German finished ahead of the Japan and Singapore with a lot of Chinese help.

Solja's immediate focus is to improve her ranking which has taken a beating since March when she was ranked a career-high 13th.

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