Hot! London 2012 Table Tennis

London :Swedish table tennis veteran Jorgen Persson provides mentioned he'll possibly not be competitive around that 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics following his seventh try to win an Olympic medal has been turned away in the London Games.

Persson lost his second-round go with 0-4 to help Croatia's Andrej Gacina within your mens singles, Xinhua reports.

"I will not in the up coming Olympics. If you can't pass the subsequent circle here, there will probably end up being absolutely no chance for Rio. The game's having a lot quicker in addition to faster and every little thing has got to come to a great end. And this can be a end," Persson said.

During this 28-minute match, Persson may possibly hardly withstand Gacina's brutal attacks, dropping 5-11, 6-11, 7-11 in addition to 4-11.

"He position the stress with me plus sadly I would not adjust this game. It appeared to be his sport the many way. He made it problematical for me," Persson said.

Persson possesses competed during every Games given that ping pong turned a good Olympic sport activity from Seoul 1988. The 1991 World Champion conquer Segun Toriola of Nigeria inside initial circular Saturday.

Persson said this individual still enjoys using table tennis, but this individual hasn't worked out precisely what he will do next. "Maybe I'll engage in the league matches throughout China."

Another seven-time Olympian, Jean-Michel Saive of Belgium in addition missing within the second round. He was outdone simply by Kalinikos Kreanga associated with Greece.

The the majority of mature girl paddler within London, Luxembourg's Ni Xia Lian was conquered by 16-year-old American Ariel Hsing.

The only expert exactly who managed well Sunday has been Spain's He Zhiwen. The 50-year-old player trailed 0-3 but fought against back, trusting his sophisticated skills and also huge experience. He conquered Polland's Wang Zengyi 4-3.

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