Paris saw the second Chen-Sun Olympic singles final showdown. At Tokyo 2020, Chen also overcame Sun 4-2 to claim the Olympic title.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Chen came back strongly after losing the first game to take a 2-1 lead. But the top seed fought back to win the fourth game before Chen wrapped up the match and gold medal by winning the next two games.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier on Saturday, Hina Hayata of Japan claimed the bronze medal after beating Shin Yu-bin of South Korea 4-2, reports Xinhua.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
On Friday, Sun Yingsha and Chen Meng, the top and second seeds in the women's singles, defeated their respective opponents in the semifinals to set up an all-Chinese final. Defending champion Chen swept past Shin Yu-bin of South Korea 11-7, 11-6, 11-7 and 11-7 before Sun outclassed Hina Hayata of Japan 11-6, 11-8, 11-8 and 11-2.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In men's singles, top seed China's Wang Chuqin had earlier failed to reach the Round of 16 following a surprising 2-4 defeat to Truls Moregard of Sweden.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
On Friday, Sun Yingsha and Chen Meng, the top and second seeds in the women's singles, defeated their respective opponents in the semifinals to set up an all-Chinese final. Defending champion Chen swept past Shin Yu-bin of South Korea 11-7, 11-6, 11-7 and 11-7 before Sun outclassed Hina Hayata of Japan 11-6, 11-8, 11-8 and 11-2.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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