In the women's singles table tennis finals of the Paris Olympic Games that ended on the evening of August 3rd, Beijing time, 30-year-old veteran Chen Meng4-2 defeated Sun Yingsha and won the championship in the event. The 23-year-old Sun Yingsha failed in the finals of two consecutive Olympic Games.
After the game, Huang Xiaoming once again posted a message to congratulate his cousin Chen Meng. Huang Xiaoming revealed that he was so nervous that he couldn't breathe. He wrote excitedly: "Thank you to the two athletes for bringing us such a wonderful game! It made me breathless! The girls are all great! Congratulations to Mengmeng! You did it! You have proven yourself with your strength once again! You will always be our pride! All the efforts and sweat will be worth it! "
In this final, both of them played to their highest level. In the first 4 games, both sides took 2 sets each to tie 2-2. In the 5th game, Chen Meng scored 2 points in a row to win 11-9 after 9 draws. In the crucial 6th game, Chen Meng withstood the pressure and successfully won the 6th game 11-6 despite Sun Yingsha's frantic pursuit of points, thus defeating her in the second consecutive Olympic women's singles final with a score of 4-2. Sun Yingsha.
After winning the Olympic women's singles gold medal, Chen Meng also set a number of records. First of all, Chen Meng became the third consecutive Olympic singles champion in history. The previous two were Deng Yaping and Zhang Yining. Second, Chen Meng also became the fourth Olympic table tennis double gold medal winner in history. The previous three were: Deng Yaping (1992, 1996), Zhang Yining (2004, 2008), and Malone (2016, 2020). Third, at the age of 30, Chen Meng became the oldest Olympic table tennis women’s singles champion.
