Olympics-Table Tennis-'Lose quickly and come home', demands Austrian paddler's daughter

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For Austrian Liu Jia, reaching the last 16 of the women's singles table tennis event has left her facing a dilemma -- she is still in the running to win a medal at the Tokyo Games but her success is delaying a reunion with her 10-year-old daughter. The 39-year-old has beaten a number of younger rivals en route to the last 16, including Syria's Hend Zaza -- who at 12 was the youngest athlete competing in Tokyo -- and 20-year-old Puerto Rican paddler Adriana Diaz. "It seems like I'm bullying the young players," Liu said, after beating Diaz 4-0 in the third round on Tuesday.

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