Ali Al-Khadrawi’s Table Tennis Men’s Singles competition at Tokyo 2020 ended in an early exit after he went down in straight games to Lubomir Jancarik of Czech Republic at Tokyo Metropolitan Gym on Saturday morning.
The 24-year-old Saudi lost 4-0 in the best-of-seven match and will take no further part in the Olympics as the Table Tennis competition, unlike other individual Olympic sports that provide second opportunities to progress, is played in a knockout format.
Having won a tight first set 11-9, Jancarik seemed to hit his stride in the following three games, which he comfortably won 11-5, 11-4,11-4.
¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ’s sole representative in the Table Tennis competition had arrived in Tokyo in confident mood after a 23-day preparation camp in Germany under the supervision of the Egyptian coach Youssef Rabie, but came up against an opponent that he had few answers to.
The Twitter account of the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵn Olympic Committee thanked Al-Khadrawi for his efforts and wished him luck for future competitions in the Kingdom’s colors.
