Security Guard Problem at Table Tennis Event

May 5, 2026, 19:43
EuropeSports

Introduction

A table tennis player from Taiwan says a security guard touched her in a bad way during a game in London.

Main Body

Cheng I-ching is 34 years old. She went through a metal detector. A male security guard touched her private body parts. She wrote about this on social media. The table tennis leaders are now looking into the problem. They say security is important, but guards must be professional. The Taiwan Ministry of Sport says all players must be safe. The Taiwan Table Tennis Association complained to the organizers. The organizers said sorry. They told the security guard to leave his job. Ms. Cheng felt very sad and could not play her other games.

Conclusion

The security guard is gone. The leaders are still checking the facts.

Learning

πŸ•’ The 'Past' Action

Look at these words from the text. They all tell us something happened already.

  • went (from go)
  • touched (from touch)
  • wrote (from write)
  • complained (from complain)

The Pattern β†’\rightarrow Most of the time, we just add -ed to the end of the word to talk about yesterday or last week.

Example: Touch β†’\rightarrow Touched

The Tricky Ones β†’\rightarrow Some words change completely. You must memorize these because they don't follow the -ed rule:

  • Go β†’\rightarrow Went
  • Write β†’\rightarrow Wrote

πŸ“¦ Useful Word Pairs

In A2 English, we group words to describe a situation. See how the article does this:

  • Security guard (The person β†’\rightarrow The job)
  • Social media (The place β†’\rightarrow The tool)
  • Metal detector (The object β†’\rightarrow The use)

Vocabulary Learning

player (n.)
someone who plays a game or sport
Example:The player practiced every day.
security (n.)
the state of being safe from danger
Example:Security at the event was tight.
guard (n.)
a person who watches over a place or people
Example:The guard checked the tickets.
touched (v.)
to make contact with someone or something
Example:She touched the ball gently.
professional (adj.)
someone who works in a job with skill and honesty
Example:He is a professional athlete.