Tokyo Olympics: Hong Kong fight back against Romania for women’s team table tennis semi-final against Japan
- World No 15 Doo Hoi-kem caps 3-1 victory with straight-sets win against Bernadette Szocs to earn Hong Kong shot at medal
- ‘We won’t give in without a fight and we will be sure to make use of the team spirit to give it our best,’ says coach Li Cheng
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Japan await fourth seeds Hong Kong, who lost their opening match at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium before storming back to reach the last four, earning the chance of another medal at these unprecedented Games.
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The second-seeded hosts strolled past Taiwan 3-0 in their quarter-final on Monday night.
“I know it is not easy for the girls,” said Hong Kong coach Li Cheng. “Ko Lai-chak and I won a silver medal at the Olympics, a long time ago.
“I hope we can win a medal again this time and even if we lose in the semi-finals, we can still win in the bronze medal match. We won’t give in without a fight and we will be sure to make use of the team spirit to give it our best.”
That team spirit was in evidence in the comeback win against Romania.