China continue dominance with men's goldpublished at 14:23 4 August 2024
China continued their dominance of Olympic table tennis with victory in the men's singles - their third gold from three events so far in Paris.
Second seed Fan Zhendong came from behind to avoid an upset against 19th-ranked Truls Moregard of Sweden.
Fan won 7-11 11-9 11-9 11-8 11-8, and although Moregard saved five gold medal points in the final set, Fan was finally able to get the win over the line and spark wild celebrations from the overwhelmingly Chinese-supporting crowd.
Earlier, there was also joy at the table tennis arena for the hosts, as 17-year-old Felix Lebrun has won men's singles bronze for France.
The teenager defeated Brazilian opponent Hugo Calderano in straight sets, 11-6 12-10 11-7 11-6.