Olympics-Table Tennis-Brazil's Alexandre makes historic Olympic debut, eyes Paralympic gold


Paris 2024 Olympics - Table Tennis - Women's Team Round of 16 - South Paris Arena 4, Paris, France - August 05, 2024. Bruna Alexandre of Brazil in action during her round of 16 team match against Eunhye Lee of South Korea. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

PARIS (Reuters) - Brazil's Bruna Alexandre smashes and chops just like the other table tennis players at the Paris Olympics but when serving she uses the paddle in her left hand to throw the ball high.

That move, which now seems easy and natural, was what a seven-year-old Alexandre once struggled with the most as a one-armed girl who wanted to play the sport.

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