Watch: Paris Olympics 2024 Photographers Break Chinese Table Tennis Champion's Paddle

31.07.2024 - 14:02 sports.ndtv.com

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.

Less than 24 hours later, Wang went out in the round of 32 of the singles after a 4-2 defeat to Truls Moregard of Sweden. The 26th-ranked Moregard sank to the floor in disbelief and put his hands on his head, before doing a tour of the crowd, who rose in appreciation after roaring on the underdog throughout.

It capped a mixed couple of days for Wang, 24. With his playing partner Sun Yingsha they beat North Korea in the mixed doubles final, but Wang admitted he "lost control of my emotions a little" after his bat was broken.

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