Olympics 2024: Table Tennis China Gold Medalist Loses After Paparazzi Paddle Accident

Chinese table tennis world number one, Wang Chuqin, suffered a shocking defeat at the Paris Olympics, losing 4-2 to Sweden's 26th-ranked Truls Moregard in the Round of 32. This stunning upset came a day after Wang's paddle was accidentally broken by a photographer. Despite using a replacement bat, Wang refused to blame it for his loss, praising his opponent's performance. Moregard, who had never beaten Wang in their previous eight encounters, celebrated his unexpected victory as the crowd cheered for the underdog. China's dominance in table tennis continues despite this setback, having secured 32 out of 37 Olympic golds historically.

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[browncony]

Of course bats make a difference … the weight, the texture, the feel, the tackiness all play a part in the game …

[modunshimk]

Paris has all the bad memories for players. I love how he praises his opponents and is not blamed on bat for his loss.

[daorshan-tfol]

Korean reporter steps on Chinese player's racket

[yongzhiZhou-omur]

Surveillance showed that Koreans deliberately damaged the Chinese team's table tennis rackets

[lujiang]

Video evidence from the scene shows that it was Korean photographer No. 3488 who was stepped on by Lee Hsing-taek's heel and broken by his hands. Koreans still don't have the Olympic spirit

[gbbrwql]

Shame for the Korea and their journalists

[armstrongdelacruz]

TT paddle is a big factor to some players me included, I cannot play other players' paddle the touch and feeling is just not there. But Wang is still standing high regarding his lost to Trul he says Trul is playing way better than him so Wang is just blaming himself for his lost.

[sang]

Korean reporter took the racket out of the bag and crushed it.

[elrey]

He "accidentally" broke the paddle

[AntiwarNoExcuses]

It probably was the bat that caused a distraction to his play style but being a good sportsman and good PR, he can only congratulate the winner.
If he were American he would hurl insults and make excuses.

[PerAllwin]

The Chinese are still superior in table tennis.

[bjoowke]

wang has recently been crowned world record no.1 but there is Fan Zen Dong who has a long record of being no 1. who is extremely good and he will surely win gold. if i am not wrong.

[DBZ]

it wasn’t an accident. the photographer intentionally broke his table tennis racket

[KenNakajima]

Wang did right in recognizing the opponent´s ability, bats are of course a key component, truth is they also carry with them 3 or 4 as a norm, a couple to train and a couple to compete, each has a spare in case bad things like this happen.

However, let this be a lesson for the photographer (not a paparazzi since it is not someone catching a celeb after drunk in the club) responsible for the accident so they remain careful of things like this.

[jyster]

The paddle was deliberately placed on the floor by a photographer and another one stepped on it. Another photographer also deliberately slammed into the China player. The Swiss player does not deserve to win because it was unfair competition

[weipengzhang]

Every where, every time, shamless action repeated by famous country.

[deafdave]

Paddles are for canoes and kayaks!! Bats and raquets are for ball games like table tennis.

[Wilé-]

Nah its not because his paddle broke. Its because Truls played god-like. And granted he is ranked 26 but used to be ranked way higher.

[sharonraizor]

Wang has inconsistencies. Ma beat him 4-0 recently. Wang is still progressing.

[christinalin]

Paddles are not easily broken just stepped on it, this incident definitely was a planned crime not an accident, the paddle was taken out of Wang’s suit case. Now many high definition videos are posted on line, there were two reporters worked together, one signaled the other to start, the second approached and squatted on the floor and did the work, we’ll see if criminals will be punished.