China’s Ma wins unprecedented back-to-back Olympic singles titles

Date:

China’s Ma Long on Friday became the first male table tennis player to win back-to-back Olympic singles titles after outclassing world No.1 and teammate Fan Zhendong 4-2 in the final here on Friday.

Ma won the duel 11-4, 10-12, 11-8, 11-9, 3-11, 11-7 in front of International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, reports Xinhua.

It’s the third straight final contested between the Chinese duo in major events, after the ITTF World Cup and the ITTF Finals in November. They won one title each in the previous two clashes.

In an earlier match, Germany’s Dimitrij Ovtcharov bagged bronze after beating Lin Yun-Ju of Chinese Taipei in a seven-set thriller.

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

Share post:

spot_img

Popular

More like this
Related

“Charan 16 Begins with a Big Day Announcement!”

Fans are eagerly awaiting the highly anticipated film Game...

“Exciting News: Pushpa 2 Update is Here!”

The highly anticipated pan-India film Pushpa 2: The Rule,...

“Mechanic Rocky Gears Up for Its OTT Premiere!”

Mask Ka Das Vishwak Sen has delivered a solid...

Pragya Jaiswal charm is undeniable!