Did Hend Zaza win?

Twelve-year-old Hend Zaza left the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium with her head held up high. Despite losing her first-round match in straight sets: 4-11, 9 – 11, 3 – 11, 5 – 11 to Austria’s Liu Jia on Saturday (24 July) the Syrian paddler managed to produce a few smiles.

How did Hend Zaza do in the Olympics?

In the table tennis women’s singles she was defeated in the preliminary round on 24 July 2021 by Liu Jia, a Chinese-born Austrian player aged 39 who had previously competed in every Summer Olympics since 2000. The score was 11:4, 11:9, 11:3, 11:5. After the match Zaza said: I will not stop playing.

Who is Hend Zaza?

Syrian table tennis prodigy Hend Zaza: “I took the first step towards my dreams”

Did Sha Carri Richardson go to the Olympics?

While Richardson was ineligible for the Olympic 100 meters due to the suspension ending on July 27, 2021, she could have been eligible for the Women’s 4 × 100 relay scheduled for August 5, 2021. However, she was not selected, thereby missing the Olympics entirely.

Is South Africa in the Olympics?

The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee was created in 1991, and South Africa returned to the Games at the 1992 Summer Olympics (and the 1992 Summer Paralympics). South Africa also participated in the Winter Olympic Games in 1960, and since 1994.

Why did SHA Carri Richardson not attend the Olympics?

Richardson was retroactively disqualified from the Olympic Trials, where she won the 100m on June 19, because she tested positive for marijuana after the final. Marijuana is banned in competition by the World Anti-Doping Agency.