China`s Wang Manyu defeated her opponent Chen Meng to clinch the gold medal in the women`s table tennis of the Asian Games 2018 in Jakarta on Saturday.Jakarta, Sept 1 (ANTARA News) - China`s Wang Manyu defeated her opponent Chen Meng to clinch the gold medal in the women`s table tennis of the Asian Games 2018 in Jakarta on Saturday.
Wang, who is 18 years old, grabbed the gold medal after a long and tiring bout, with a score of 4-3.
After a calm and good return of the opponent`s attack, Wang won the last three sets, with a score of 11-6, 118, and 11-8. The match ended with a score of 4-3 for Wang.
In the match, both played all out without being accompanied by a coach. They were able to enthrall the audience that filled the arena.
After the match, the coach of China`s table tennis team Sun Li expressed satisfaction with China`s hegemony in table tennis by winning the gold medals.
"Our table tennis players have played well, but the target is not just the Asian Games. We have to prepare a strong team for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics," he revealed. *** 4 ***
Reporting by Maswandi
(A014/INE)
Reporter: Andi Abdussalam/Eliswan
Editor: Eliswan Azly
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