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Mike Chan

One of Hong Kong’s top table tennis stars, Doo Hoi-kem, has revealed she is still struggling with injury, less than a month before the Paris Olympics.
The Tokyo Games bronze medallist has been battling a long-standing issue with her right elbow, and officials said they were “working on all fronts” to get Doo as fit as possible in the next three weeks.
Coach Zhang Rui described Doo’s injury in her right elbow as “unstable”, and said it was causing the 27-year-old some pain.
“We just hope to make sure she can finish the Games without any setbacks,” she said.
“We are working on all fronts, medical, physio and psychological to help her, but we are not using any painkillers yet, that will be considered, however, during the tournament.”

Doo said how her injury felt depended on how much she trained and played competitively.
“It hurts more if the match is too intense but I am feeling all right now,” she added.
Doo and partner Wong Chun-ting are seeded fourth for the mixed doubles event in the French capital, and go into the Games on something of a high.
They finished second at the World Table Tennis Star Contender event in Bangkok on Sunday, losing 3-1 to Japan’s Hina Hayata and Tomokazu Harimoto.
It was a second runner-up spot for the Hongkongers this year, who lost to China’s Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha at the WTT Saudi Smash in May.
Despite the two final disappointments, coach Zhang Rui believed they were on an upwards trajectory heading into Paris.
“Their performance this year had been great, the runner-up spot in Saudi Arabia was very much a confidence boost,” the women’s team coach said.
“Hayata and Harimoto are among the opponents to beat if we are to challenge for medals at the Olympics, so facing them now gives us time to further research before the Games.”

Ranked fourth in the world, Doo and Wong will avoid the heavyweights from China, Japan and South Korea should they reach the quarter-finals at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles on July 28.
“To rank inside the top four was our target,” Zhang said. “We will avoid the top seeds, so the pre-Olympics target was achieved.
“We will likely face the No 5 to No 8 seeds including the likes of France, Sweden and Chinese Taipei.”
Doo and Wong were also the fourth seeds at the Tokyo Games, but lost to Yuan Jianan and Emmanuel Lebesson of France in the quarter-finals. Doo earned her bronze in the women’s team competition.
The Hong Kong team have been training in Beijing as part of their Olympic preparations, and are expected to return home next Thursday.


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Table tennis star who won bronze medal in Tokyo is ranked fourth in mixed doubles with partner Wong Chun-ting


Table tennis star who won bronze medal in Tokyo is ranked fourth in mixed doubles with partner Wong Chun-ting.
