Sun Yingsha of China competes during the women's singles semifinal match of table tennis between Sun Yingsha of China and Hayata Hina of Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, on Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)
PARIS, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Sun Yingsha and Chen Meng, the top and second seeds in the women's singles at Paris 2024, defeated their respective opponents in the semifinals on Friday 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.
The women's singles gold medal match will take place on Saturday at the South Paris Arena 4.
This will be the second time that Sun and Chen meet in the Olympic women's singles final. At Tokyo 2020, Chen overcame Sun 4-2 to claim the Olympic title. ■
Sun Yingsha of China competes during the women's singles semifinal match of table tennis between Sun Yingsha of China and Hayata Hina of Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, on Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)
Hayata Hina of Japan competes during the women's singles semifinal match of table tennis between Sun Yingsha of China and Hayata Hina of Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, on Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)
Sun Yingsha (L) of China competes during the women's singles semifinal match of table tennis between Sun Yingsha of China and Hayata Hina of Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, on Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)
Sun Yingsha of China competes during the women's singles semifinal match of table tennis between Sun Yingsha of China and Hayata Hina of Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, on Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)
Chen Meng of China competes during the women's singles semifinal match of table tennis between Chen Meng of China and Shin Yubin of South Korea at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, on Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)
Chen Meng (top) of China competes during the women's singles semifinal match of table tennis between Chen Meng of China and Shin Yubin of South Korea at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, on Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)
Chen Meng (top) of China competes during the women's singles semifinal match of table tennis between Chen Meng of China and Shin Yubin of South Korea at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, on Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)
Chen Meng of China competes during the women's singles semifinal match of table tennis between Chen Meng of China and Shin Yubin of South Korea at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, on Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)
Chen Meng (R) of China reacts during the women's singles semifinal match of table tennis between Chen Meng of China and Shin Yubin of South Korea at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, on Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)
