SINGAPORE: National table tennis players Izaac Quek and Zeng Jian booked their spots at the 2024 Paris Olympics after winning their respective singles finals at the Southeast Asian Regional Qualification Tournament in Bangkok on Friday (May 10).
Singapore's Izaac Quek and Zeng Jian booked their spots at the 2024 Paris Olympics after winning their respective singles finals at the Southeast Asian Regional Qualification Tournament in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 10, 2024. SINGAPORE: National table tennis players Izaac Quek and Zeng Jian booked their spots at the 2024 Paris Olympics after winning their respective singles finals at the Southeast Asian Regional Qualification Tournament in Bangkok on Friday .
Quek, who turns 18 in two weeks, beat Thai veteran Phakpoom Sanguasin, 41, in the final 7-11, 12-10, 8-11, 11-3, 11-5, 11-5, to become the youngest Singapore table tennis player to qualify for the Olympics, said the Singapore Table Tennis Association in a news release.Acquainted with adversity, Singapore's Loh Kean Yew gears up for second Olympics
"Despite being the current SEA Games champion, I told myself during this competition that everyone is on a level playing field, and I just focused on what I needed to do", he added.From tears to joy: How Singapore rower Saiyidah Aisyah qualified for the Paris Olympics at 36
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