Olympics | China's Fan wins table tennis men's singles title at Paris 2024 (updated)

PARIS, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- China's Fan Zhendong overcame Truls Moregard of Sweden 4-1 to win the table tennis men's singles gold medal at the Paris Olympic Games here on Sunday.

Fan, 27, second seed in the event, outclassed the 22-year-old Olympic newcomer Moregard 7-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-8, and 11-8 at the South Paris Arena 4.

Fan gave high praise to his Swedish opponent after the match. "He put a lot of pre