Furthermore, there were wins for the host nation’s most prominent players; semi-final places being secured. In the men’s singles events, Mohamed Saleh (Class 4), Sayed Youssef (Class 7) and Abdelrahman Abdelwahab (Class 10) all emerged unbeaten in their opening phase group contests to reserve penultimate round places. Likewise, for top seeded names, there was notable […]
Maddy de Rozario has won a gold medal in Tokyo, smashing a Paralympic record in the T53 800m event. She took the lead after 400m at the Olympic Stadium and pulled away convincingly.
by Ian Marshall An all Chinese affair commenced proceedings, the women’s singles class 5 title at stake. It proved a tense affair. Saved match points Eventually, Zhang Bian, the top seed, overcame Pan Jiamin, the no.3 seed (12-14, 5-11, 11-8, 13-11, 11-7) but she came perilously close to defeat; in the fourth game, she saved […]
China's Zhang Bian came from two games down and saved two match points
to defeat compatriot Pan Jiamin in an enthralling women's singles C5
final at the Paralympics here in Tokyo.
by Ian Marshall In the final, he meets Hungary’s Peter Palos, the winner in 2012 in London; in the corresponding semi-final, by the very narrowest of margins, he overcame Frenchman, Lucas Creange (14-12, 9-11, 12-10, 9-11, 13-11). Finalists decided, as the morning session of play concluded on the fourth day of action, in the men’s […]