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Text: Lin Qingxia
Edited by Lin Qingxia
In the table tennis arena of the Paris Olympics, the Chinese team once again showed unshakable dominance.
In the first round of singles on July 29, Beijing time, defending champion Chen Meng defeated Algeria's Lochlebi with a 4-0 disparity, locking a perfect start for national table tennis.
As the women's singles champion at the Tokyo Olympics, Chen Meng played as the second seed this time. Despite her recent ups and downs in form, she showed what a champion should have in the first round.
Facing the relatively weak Lochleibi, Chen Meng firmly controlled the pace of the game from the beginning.
The whole game was one-sided. In the first game, Chen Meng was like a storm, and the opponent had almost no power to fight back, only losing 2-11.
The second game improved slightly, but Lochlebi still struggled to resist Chen Meng's fierce attack and lost again 4-11. In the third game, the Algeria player resisted slightly, but finally it was difficult to beat Chen Meng's steady performance, and lost again 5-11.
In the last game, Chen Meng obviously found the rhythm to win, and once again ended the battle with a score of 11-2.
This hearty victory not only allowed Chen Meng to advance to the top 32, but also gave the national table tennis the first shot in this Olympic Games. In fact, before Chen Meng's game, other main players of national table tennis had already handed in satisfactory answers.
In women's singles, Sun Yingsha swept Brazil's Juliet 4-0, showing the strength of the world No. 1. In the men's singles, Fan Zhendong also defeated Ukraine's Zamudenko 4-0.
Wang Chuqin encountered some resistance against Slovakia chipper Wang Yang, but still won 4-1.
In the mixed doubles event, the combination of Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha is even more powerful.
They swept past Egypt's Assal/Meshef 4-0 and then won 4-2 against Chinese Taipei's Lin Yunru/Chen Siyu to make it two wins in a row.
So far, the record of national table tennis in this Olympic Games has reached a perfect start of 6 wins and 0 losses, and the four main players are all among the top 32.
Such a performance undoubtedly gave the Chinese table tennis team great confidence and laid a solid foundation for the next game.
However, there is still a long way to go to the gold medal. In the next competition, the national table tennis players will face a more severe test. Wang Chuqin will face Sweden's Moregard, while Fan Zhendong will face Hong Kong's Wong Chun-ting.
In the women's singles, Sun Yingsha's opponent is Luxembourg's Ni Xialian, while Chen Meng faces Sweden's Bergström.
In the mixed doubles event, Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha will face Korea's Lim Jong Hoon/Shin Yu Bin in the semi-finals, which will undoubtedly be a tough battle.
Although the road ahead is full of challenges, the strength and state shown by the national table tennis players undoubtedly give fans great confidence. As Chen Meng said after the game: "Every game cannot be taken lightly, I will go all out to win glory for the country." "
This humble and confident attitude is the secret of the Chinese table tennis team standing on top of the world for many years.
I look forward to the national table tennis being able to continue to create brilliance in the next games!
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