Wong Chun-ting of Hong Kong put up a good fight in his round-of-32 men's table tennis singles match at the Paris Olympics, but he was no match for second-seeded Fan Zhendong of China.

Fan was off to a fast start, racing to a 2-0 lead by taking the first two games 11-5, 11-5.

Wong came to life in the third game.

He jumped out to leads of 4-0 and 5-1 before holding on for an 11-9 victory.

But Fan simply proved too strong for his SAR opponent. He went on to capture the next two games 11-6, 11-3 to complete a 4-1 win in 36 minutes.

Wong said after the match that this could well be his last Olympics.

"The Olympics this year is special. For one, I am already 33 years old, so I am considering this Olympics to be my last. Because for the next one, four years later, whether or not I can get the chance to compete is unknown, too much uncertainty," he said.
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Last updated: 2024-07-31 HKT 19:42