China's Wang and Sun Reach Semifinals

At the Paris 2024 Olympics, China's top-seeded mixed doubles team, Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha, secured a comeback victory against the sixth-seeded Taiwanese pair Lin Yun-Ju and Chen Szu-Yu, winning 4-2 in the quarterfinals. They will face South Korea's Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin in the semis, who defeated Romania's Ovidiu Ionescu and Bernadette Szocs 4-0. North Korea's Ri Jong-sik and Kim Kum-yong also advanced after defeating Sweden's Kristian Karlsson and Christina Kallberg 4-1, while Hong Kong's Doo Hoi-kem and Wong Chun-ting triumphed over Spain's Alvaro Robles and Maria Xiao 4-2. The mixed doubles semifinals are set to showcase intense competition as teams vie for medals. Japan's reigning silver medalists, Hina Hayata and Tomokazu Harimoto, were unexpectedly ousted in the first round by North Korea, marking a significant upset in the tournament. The ongoing matches highlight the unpredictable nature of table tennis at the Olympics, with several strong contenders facing early exits.