Polish Paralympian Partyka cruises into second round
The Peninsula
TOKYO: Polish Olympian and Paralympian Natalia Partyka cruised into the table tennis women's singles second round at the 2020 Olympics on Saturday as she beat Australia's Michelle Bromley 4-0.
Partyka, a 31-year-old who was born without a right forearm, is representing Poland at her fourth Olympics and sixth Paralympics Games. She will face Egypt's Dina Meshref in the second round on Sunday at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. In the men's singles, Puerto Rico's Brian Afanador, who in 2016 became the first male paddler from his country to compete in the Olympics, lost a neck-and-neck battle 3-4 against Lam Siu Hang from Hong Kong.More Related News