61-year-old athlete sets new age record in Olympic games

Hidayat Gurbanov
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The 61-year-old Ni Xialian from Luxembourg defeated 31-year-old Turkish athlete Sibel Altinkaya in the second round of the table tennis tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The match, which lasted 49 minutes, ended with a score of 4-2 in favor of Ni.

Born in China, Ni Xialian has become the oldest player ever to win a table tennis match at the Olympics.

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