The veteran upset Poland's 28th seed Li Qian in a six-game struggle on Monday, winning 11-7 11-6 5-11 10-12 11-4 11-4. Australian mother-of-two Jian Fang Lay has marched into the third round of the table tennisFang Lay is one win away from setting a new benchmark for her best-ever Games, having already equalled a third-round effort at Rio de Janeiro. Fang Lay was only added to Australia's Olympic contingent in late June as a replacement for Stephanie Sang, who withdrew for personal reasons. Fang Lay moved to Melbourne in 1994, competed at her first Australian national championships in 1995 then made her Olympic debut in Sydney 2000. Powell, who went down 11-4 11-4 11-3 11-3 in 29 minutes, will return to the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium for Sunday's men's team event.

Source: The Nation July 26, 2021 05:03 UTC