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China's Chen Meng defended her Olympic crown in the table tennis women's singles after defeating world No 1 Sun Yingsha 4-2 in the final at the Paris Olympics on Saturday. Chen, 30, second seed in the event, outclassed compatriot Sun 4-11, 11-7, 11-4, 9-11, 11-9, 11-6 at the South Paris Arena 4. ▲ Chen Meng in action during the table tennis women's singles gold medal match at South Paris Arena 4 in Paris, France, Aug 3, 2024.Photo/Agencies It's the second straight Chen-Sun singles final showdown on the Olympic stage. At Tokyo 2020, Chen overcame Sun to claim the Olympic title, also in six sets. "I knew it would be extremely challenging. In the past three years, my matches with Sun were tough. Today, I had a mindset of giving my all and fighting to the end," Chen said after the match. Chen believed that there were no losers in the final match. "Because we secured both the gold and silver for China. This match upholds the honor of Chinese table tennis. The applause should be for both o
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