Japan s table tennis star Mima Ito loses in Tokyo Olympics semis Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you re not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/
Mima Ito of Japan serves during her semifinal match against Sun Yingsha of China on Thursday. | REUTERS
AFP-JIJI Jul 29, 2021
Japanese table tennis star Mima Ito suffered a semifinal loss at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday with the women’s title now set to go to China once again.
The 20-year-old Ito, who already helped the host nation win their first-ever Olympic table tennis gold earlier this week, was soundly beaten by China’s Sun Yingsha.
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People cheer on athletes during the women s individual triathlon competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo on Tuesday. | AFP-JIJI
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After months of opposition, some people in Japan are warming to the pandemic-hit Olympics, with fans defying authorities to cheer athletes on public roads and rushing to snap up Games merchandise.
It hasn t hurt that Japan s athletes have enjoyed a gold rush in the first four days of the Games, triumphing in sports from judo to skateboarding to top the medals table with 10 golds ahead of the United States and China.
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