2024 Olympics July 31: Shock! World's No. 1 table tennis player eliminated

World No. 1 table tennis player Wang Chuqin was unexpectedly eliminated early at the 2024 Olympics, when he lost to Swedish opponent Truls Moregardh.

Continued update..... 16:11, the world's number 1 table tennis player was eliminated from the 2024 Olympics. The shock happened in the round of 32 of the men's singles table tennis event, athlete Wang Chuqin (China, ranked 1st in the world) unexpectedly lost to Truls Moregardh (Sweden, seed number 19) with a score of 2-4.

Wang Chuqin unexpectedly eliminated early at the 2024 Olympics - Photo: REUTERS

At 3:31 p.m., French athlete Cassandre Beaugrand won the women's triathlon at the 2024 Olympics, thereby winning the gold medal. Her time was 1 hour 54.55 seconds. The silver medalist was Julie Derron (Switzerland) and the bronze medalist was Beth Potter (United Kingdom). Notably, this is a competition that has caused a lot of controversy because the water quality of the Seine River is not guaranteed. Before the competition day, athletes had their training sessions repeatedly canceled due to concerns about pollution.

Cassandre Beaugrand won the women's triathlon - Photo: REUTERS

13:30: Thuy Linh lost to Beiwen Zhang. Nguyen Thuy Linh (ranked 26th in the world) faced Beiwen Zhang (USA, ranked 11th in the world) in the match that decided the ticket to the next round in Group K of women's singles badminton at the 2024 Olympics. In this match, despite her best efforts, Thuy Linh lost 0-2 to Beiwen Zhang with a score of 0-2 (20-22, 20-22).

Thuy Linh stops at the 2024 Paris Olympics - Photo: REUTERS

Information before the match day:

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In addition, on July 31, the 5th competition day of the 2024 Olympics continued to witness many exciting finals in swimming, fencing, gymnastics, triathlon...

On the 5th day of the 2024 Olympics, the American sports powerhouse will have the opportunity to return to the medal race. Swimming will have 6 finals in the following events: 100m freestyle for men and women; 200m butterfly for men and women; 1,500m freestyle for women; 200m breaststroke for men.

Thuy Linh lost in the second match - Photo: REUTERS

However, the strong rise of the Australian and Chinese teams in the "green race" promises to create an exciting and dramatic competition day. At the 2024 Olympics, swimming will have 37 sets of medals awarded. In addition to swimming, the 5th competition day will also witness the finals in triathlon (3 events: swimming, cycling, running) in two categories: men's and women's. In addition, there will be the finals in the women's 10m hardboard doubles diving, the men's individual all-around in gymnastics and the men's team sabre final. The qualifying rounds of table tennis, volleyball and badminton will continue.

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