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  • Aug 4, 2024 | thestar.com.my | He Leijing |Yue Ranran |Wang Yunjia |Ji Jiadong

    by Sportswriters He Leijing, Yue Ranran and Wang Yunjia PARIS, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese saying "Good schooling produces excellence beyond the masters" seems to have found its proof at the Paris Olympics, when China's Fan Zhendong defeated Sweden's Truls Moregardh 4-1 in the men's table tennis singles final.

  • Aug 4, 2024 | thestar.com.my | Wang Yunjia |Yue Ranran |Ji Jiadong |He Leijing

    PARIS, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- China's Fan Zhendong overcame Truls Moregard of Sweden 4-1 to win the table tennis men's singles gold medal at the Paris Olympic Games here on Sunday. Fan, 27, second seed in the event, outclassed the 22-year-old Olympic newcomer Moregard 7-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-8, and 11-8 at the South Paris Arena 4. Fan gave high praise to his Swedish opponent after the match. "He put a lot of pressure on me today.

  • Aug 3, 2024 | thestar.com.my | He Leijing |Yue Ranran |Wang Yunjia |Ji Jiadong

    by Sportswriters He Leijing, Yue Ranran and Wang Yunjia PARIS, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- As the award ceremony at the South Paris Arena came to a close, the crowd roared almost deliriously for Sun Yingsha, who sat by the sidelines with a faint air of melancholy, watching her elder compatriot Chen Meng beam atop the podium.

  • Aug 3, 2024 | thestar.com.my | Wang Yunjia |Yue Ranran |Ji Jiadong |He Leijing

    PARIS, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- China's Chen Meng defended her Olympic crown in the table tennis women's singles after defeating world No. 1 Sun Yingsha 4-2 in the final at the Paris Olympics on Saturday. Chen, 30, second seed in the event, outclassed compatriot Sun 4-11, 11-7, 11-4, 9-11, 11-9, 11-6 at the South Paris Arena 4. It's the second straight Chen-Sun singles final showdown on the Olympic stage. At Tokyo 2020, Chen overcame Sun to claim the Olympic title, also in six sets.

  • Jul 29, 2024 | thestar.com.my | Shao Yibo |Ji Jiadong

    PARIS, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Defending champion Yuto Horigome of Japan took gold in the men's street skateboarding at Paris 2024 on Monday after a stunning trick as a finale, overtaking U.S. rivals Jagger Eaton and Nyjah Huston. With Horigome's victory, Japanese skaters have now claimed gold medals in both women's and men's street skateboarding. In the women's final on Sunday, Japan's Coco Yoshizawa and Liz Akama wrapped up both gold and silver medals.

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