Fan Zhendong is Olympic’s Gold Medalist

By Roel Comporal
August 4, 2024

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           Fan Zhendong has finally won a gold medal in the Olympic Men’s Singles table tennis event. In the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, he fell short to his teammate Ma Long, winning silver as a result. In the final match for the Men’s Singles at the Paris Olympics, he beat Truls Moregard 4-1 in a highly competitive match that had fans on their feet. A 4-1 win may seem decisive, but every set was very close:

           Game 1:  11 – 7 (Truls Moregard)

           Game 2: 11 – 9 (Fan Zhendong)

           Game 3: 11 – 9 (Fan Zhendong)

           Game 4: 11 – 8 (Fan Zhendong)

           Game 5: 11 – 8 (Fan Zhendong)

        

       It was an important game for the Chinese table tennis player, as China had not lost a gold medal match since 2008. This victory was especially significant because his compatriot and World #1, Wang Chuqin, had already lost to Truls Moregard in Round 32. The match between Fan Zhendong and Truls Moregard was the first Chinese to non-Chinese gold medal match since 2004 – a testament to how the Chinese have dominated the sport for a very long time.

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1 thought on “Fan Zhendong is Olympic’s Gold Medalist”

  1. Congratulations Fan Zhendong for winning the Olympic Gold Medal. He was closed to losing it to Tomokazu Harimoto. Chinese table tennis players always have a good way of closing out close games.

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