Never too old to be an Olympic hero


Ni Xialian (right), representing Luxembourg, gestures during her round of 32 game against China's Sun Yingsha on the women's table tennis singles match at the Paris Olympics on July 31, 2024. - Xinhua

PARIS: As an Olympic fan from a very young age, I have already got over my crush over any sporting "hero", because a "hero" maybe fickle and forgotten as time passes by. But this time in Paris I think I have come across one.

At the age of 61, Ni Xialian, the oldest table tennis player, never felt out of place in Paris.

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