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China’s world no.1 loses

By AFP
August 01, 2024
Chinas Wang Chuqin plays a return to Sweden´s Truls Moregard during their men´s table tennis singles round of 32 at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the South Paris Arena in Paris on July 31, 2024. — AFP
China's Wang Chuqin plays a return to Sweden´s Truls Moregard during their men´s table tennis singles round of 32 at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the South Paris Arena in Paris on July 31, 2024. — AFP

PARIS: China’s table tennis world number one Wang Chuqin suffered a shock defeat in the men’s Olympic singles on Wednesday, a day after having his bat broken.

Wang won mixed doubles gold on Tuesday in Paris but his elation quickly turned to anger after a photographer accidentally snapped his bat while jostling to take a picture. Wang is now out in the round of 32 of the singles after a 4-2 defeat to 26th-ranked Truls Moregard of Sweden. Moregard, 22, sank to his knees in disbelief before doing a tour of the crowd, who rose in appreciation.