The evening of August 9, Beijing time.
Paris Olympics
The men's table tennis final was staged by
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The Chinese team composed of Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin successfully won the championship with a total score of 3-0 against Sweden. This victory not only marks the Chinese men's table tennis in the Olympic Games men's team program to achieve an unprecedented five consecutive titles, but also for the Chinese army won the 32nd Olympic Games.
silver medal
The win is even more striking. Even more remarkable is that Ma Long became the first athlete in China's Olympic history to win six gold medals after this win, writing a new chapter in the legend.
[Match Recap]
In the first doubles match, Ma Long and Wang Chuqin formed the "leading combination" against Sweden's Carlberg and Carlsson. In the opening stage of the match, the Chinese team quickly entered the state, once took the lead, but the Swedish team showed tenacious resistance, and the two sides alternately rose in the score. After five rounds of intense competition, Ma Long and Wang Chuqin won with a score of 3-2, for the Chinese team to take the first point.
In the subsequent singles match, Fan Zhendong faced Moregard of Sweden. The two sides were equally strong, and the match was extremely close. Fan Zhendong lost the first set, but quickly adjusted his condition and countered the score with two consecutive sets. Although Møllergaard leveled the score again in the fourth set, Fan Zhendong played well in the deciding set and finally won 3-2, helping the Chinese team to take a 2-0 lead.
In the final singles match, Wang Chuqin faced Carlsen. Wang Chuqin won the first two sets, but his opponent chased him down in two sets, and the match went into a tiebreaker again. At the critical moment, Wang Chuqin resisted the pressure and defeated his opponent with a score of 3-2, sealing the victory for the Chinese team.
The victory not only consolidated the Chinese men's dominance in the world table tennis world, but also made Ma Long a legendary figure in China's Olympic history. From the 2008 Beijing Olympics to the 2024 Paris Olympics, Ma Long has participated in five consecutive Olympics, winning a total of six gold medals, setting a record for the number of individual gold medals in China's Olympic history.
