Paris Olympic Games 2024

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Because you stunk up last 5 pages with your nonense.

Getting to an olympic final is worth celebrating.
Is a forum not a place where you can give your opinions buddy? And can we not live in a world where we can all have different opinions and respect them? Not too hard
 
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It's confirmed by Harimoto that he felt cramps in the leg but still fought until the end, that he has no strength left to fight anymore and doesn't want to play the bronze medal match, but will still do so because he has no choice. He added that he'd rather die than to face this result and reality, that he would pass away in his sleep if left alone and so the 3 of them must sleep together tonight.

In retrospect, Asian Games 2022 set up a lot of foreshadowing.

「死んで楽になるなら...」負けて悲痛の張本智和らに激励 卓球通のパーマ大佐「敗れた選手を批判しないで」
https://www.j-cast.com/2024/08/08490424.html
「もう本当に力は残ってないです」…張本智和、2連勝・2ゲーム先取から痛恨の逆転負けに落胆
https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/olympic/2024/20240808-OYT1T50169/
パリ五輪<卓球男子団体>日本は準決勝で敗れ『3位決定戦』へ 仙台出身・張本選手「本当にやるしかない」
https://news.ntv.co.jp/category/society/mm3a4df007536c47cca87b7df4822529dd
【パリ五輪卓球】日本男子、3時間半の激闘の末、敗れる。銅メダル決定戦へ。スウェーデンは五輪団体で初メダル
https://world-tt.com/blog/news/archives/202488

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/paris-olympic-games-2024.34358/post-472417
My worry came true when Harimoto stretched his leg at the table in G3...

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/wtt-contender-tunis-2024-6-25-6-30.34320/page-5
Harimoto 4-3 Uda (-9, 7, -9, 6, 7, -4, 9)
Muscle cramps are gonna be the biggest hurdle for Miwa's brother at Paris 2024.
 
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It's confirmed by Harimoto that he felt cramps in the leg but still fought until the end, that he has no strength left to fight anymore and doesn't want to play the bronze medal match, but will still do so because he has no choice. He added that he'd rather die than to face this result and reality, that he would pass away in his sleep if left alone and so the 3 of them must sleep together tonight.

In retrospect, Asian Games 2022 set up a lot of foreshadowing.

「死んで楽になるなら...」負けて悲痛の張本智和らに激励 卓球通のパーマ大佐「敗れた選手を批判しないで」
https://www.j-cast.com/2024/08/08490424.html
「もう本当に力は残ってないです」…張本智和、2連勝・2ゲーム先取から痛恨の逆転負けに落胆
https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/olympic/2024/20240808-OYT1T50169/
パリ五輪<卓球男子団体>日本は準決勝で敗れ『3位決定戦』へ 仙台出身・張本選手「本当にやるしかない」
https://news.ntv.co.jp/category/society/mm3a4df007536c47cca87b7df4822529dd
【パリ五輪卓球】日本男子、3時間半の激闘の末、敗れる。銅メダル決定戦へ。スウェーデンは五輪団体で初メダル
https://world-tt.com/blog/news/archives/202488

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/paris-olympic-games-2024.34358/post-472417
He needs to pick himself back up for that one last fight. For all the bad commentating she does, Yang Ying correctly pointed out that Guo Yue transitioned very quickly into the 2008 Bronze Medal Match against Li Jiawei in 2008 to ensure a China medal sweep despite being a major contender for gold. Yang Ying had expected Guo Yue to play more reluctantly but she came out swinging from game 1. For context, LJW had swept both Guo Yue and Wang Nan in their final encounters leading up to the Olympics. In contrast, moody Ito was really lucky to play against an injured YMY in Tokyo.
 
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It's confirmed by Harimoto that he felt cramps in the leg but still fought until the end, that he has no strength left to fight anymore and doesn't want to play the bronze medal match, but will still do so because he has no choice. He added that he'd rather die than to face this result and reality, that he would pass away in his sleep if left alone and so the 3 of them must sleep together tonight.

In retrospect, Asian Games 2022 set up a lot of foreshadowing.

「死んで楽になるなら...」負けて悲痛の張本智和らに激励 卓球通のパーマ大佐「敗れた選手を批判しないで」
https://www.j-cast.com/2024/08/08490424.html
「もう本当に力は残ってないです」…張本智和、2連勝・2ゲーム先取から痛恨の逆転負けに落胆
https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/olympic/2024/20240808-OYT1T50169/
パリ五輪<卓球男子団体>日本は準決勝で敗れ『3位決定戦』へ 仙台出身・張本選手「本当にやるしかない」
https://news.ntv.co.jp/category/society/mm3a4df007536c47cca87b7df4822529dd
【パリ五輪卓球】日本男子、3時間半の激闘の末、敗れる。銅メダル決定戦へ。スウェーデンは五輪団体で初メダル
https://world-tt.com/blog/news/archives/202488

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/paris-olympic-games-2024.34358/post-472417
I saw his injury 3 pages before after the match and they are laughing about his lung injury which was funny.
For me Harimoto from Japan perspective is little stupid to not take medical timeout because Kallberg after 5 minutes break he could back to back to his form from the Republic of Congo close match.
 
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Is this the real comment from wang Hao?
Maybe that’s why Wang Chuqin plays his best when Ma Long is watching him? I think I found Ma Long’s post-retirement job: Wang Chuqin’s personal coach. Just like how Wang Hao was Fan Zhendong’s personal coach.

Wang Chuqin has that kinship with Ma Long that he can’t seem to find with anyone else in the CNT.
 
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whatever that celebration was while harimoto was in tears on the floor. Basically right in front of him too. no need for that big of a celebration. Do you see any of the asian countries doing that?
Dude, can you just stop pi$$ing on Sweden's achievement with your nonsense.
Did you ever watch Table Tennis before or is it just this week?
Players and teams are always free to celebrate their victories with their team and fans. It's just you who thinks (for some unknown but undoubtedly ridiculous reason) that they should check themselves, shelf their joy and first of all inquire if the losing team are ok or if their feelings may be hurt.
This is pathetic.
Tell me a sport where the winners don't celebrate in front of the losers.
Youre just too soft for top level sport. It seems that your 'feelings matter more' standpoint just can't handle it. The rest of us are busy living in the real world.
Japan were devastated, of course they were.
Just as Sweden would have been if they'd lost.
But Japan would have celebrated just as much in front of a devastated Kallberg if Harimoto had won.

Sweden did absolutely nothing wrong.

And please, none of this 'respect everybody's opinion' rubbish. I respect most opinions but when they are clearly incorrect and the person spouting just will not listen, then no. You need to pay attention and listen to what people are trying to tell you. Or live in perpetual ignorance, choice is yours.
But you ARE wrong. Sweden won fair and square and they celebrated an Olympic silver medal for the monumental achievement that it is
End of.
 
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Yeah it was pretty obvious. His hand started the toss just past the midline on the FH side of the table, and he hit the ball right around the edge of the table on the BH side. That's a toss over half the width of the table and wasn't a high toss, so pretty obvious call for the ref.

To be fair WCQ isn't much better, he starts his toss just to the BH side of the table but end at the same place, so just sliiiiiightly better.
Calderano does exactly this for every second serve he makes. The inconsistency from officials is very annoying.
 
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Sweden annoys me. Hope china can avenge Japan and humble the gloating swedes.

I feel for Harimoto. Hopefully his mental game isn’t too screwed up in the bronze medal match
These players are trying their hearts out and still you can't just enjoy it.
Your hateful viewpoint is such a shame for you.
The shame for us is your sharing of it in here 🙄
 
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