Bryson DeChambeau shares hilarious table-tennis clip ‘training’ for 2028 Olympics

Bryson DeChambeau gave fans a humorous glimpse into his offseason after sharing a table-tennis video on social media. The LIV Golf star posted a short clip of himself aggressively hitting the ball, jokingly suggesting that he was “training” for the 2028 Olympic Games.

Bryson DeChambeau shared the reel on December 25, enjoying some downtime following the conclusion of the 2025 LIV Golf season. Along with the video, he added a playful caption to the post, writing:

“It’s always been a dream #olympics”

The 2028 Summer Olympics are scheduled to take place from July 14 to July 30 in Los Angeles. While Bryson DeChambeau has never competed at the Olympics, he was selected to represent the United States at the Tokyo 2020 Games, which were held in 2021. However, he was forced to withdraw after testing positive for COVID-19. He also missed out on the Paris 2024 Olympics after failing to qualify as LIV Golf events do not offer Official World Golf Ranking points.

Table tennis has long been a personal hobby for DeChambeau. He regularly plays the sport and even has a dedicated room for it at home. In the past DeChambeau has shared that he was so passionate about table tennis in high school that he would sometimes skip lunch breaks just to play.

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Bryson DeChambeau’s unusual love for table tennis

Bryson DeChambeau has always played multiple sports growing up, including basketball, volleyball and soccer. But table tennis has always been his biggest passion.

In a 2020 interview on the Drop Zone podcast, DeChambeau talked about playing ping-pong in high school. He spent lunch breaks in his art teacher’s room, setting up nets on the tables and playing for hours with friends.

“I used to play ping-pong in high school all the time... Marcus Hernandez was my best friend in high school and we’d just play for hours,” DeChambeau said. (via Golf.com)

He also practiced against a ping-pong robot, which shot balls at different speeds and spins. In a 2018 interview at the Dell Technologies Championship, he explained that this routine helped him improve his skills significantly.

“We got a robot where this thing would shoot out the ball, different velocities, and different spin rates -- this is what professionals practice with. We practiced every lunch period for a couple of years. And I got pretty good, needless to say,” he said. (via Golf Digest)

However, his love for the sport hasn’t been without consequences. In early 2022, he fractured a bone in his left wrist and tore a hip labrum after slipping while playing with Sergio García at the Saudi International. The injuries, along with strain from his speed training, required surgery and forced him to miss events, including the PGA Championship.

Edited by Sonali Verma