China’s Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha won gold medals in mixed doubles table tennis at the Paris Olympics.
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In the final, they defeated North Korean representatives Lee Jong-sik and Kim Kim-yong with a score of 4:2 (11:6, 7:11, 11:8, 11:5, 7:11, 11:8). The North Korean team won its first medal at the Games in Paris. At the same time, North Korean athletes missed the 2020 Games in Tokyo due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The bronze medal was awarded to South Korean athletes Lim Jong Hoon and Shin Yu Bin.
The International Olympic Committee, which suspended Russia and Belarus in February 2022 due to the start of the SVO at the end of 2023, decided to accept Russians and Belarusians as neutral athletes in the 2024 Olympic Games. In order to participate, they had to fulfill a number of conditions and qualify. A total of 15 Russian athletes are participating in the Games with neutral status.
The Olympic Games began on July 26, with competitions running through August 11. The opening ceremony took place on the Seine River on the 26th. Russian athletes, who are neutral at the Summer Olympics, did not attend the ceremony. Russian athletes do not participate in table tennis tournaments.
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