On Thursday, January 2, 2018 Newsday got an inside look into the life of 16-year-old Estee Ackerman of West Hempstead, a table tennis phenom looking to become the first American to win an Olympic medal in that sport. She aims to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics. 


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