Rio 2016

Boll’s dream of single-medal burst

As the German flag bearer at the opening ceremony, Timo Boll had a great emotional presence and stand for days in the spotlight. To the table tennis, the former world ranking list is eliminated-First in the morning.

The emotional Highlight of the sporting disappointment: Three days followed, after the German Olympic Delegation at the opening ceremony
as the flag has led to the Maracana, Timo Boll failed in the Olympic table tennis single, surprisingly already in the first knockout round. The 35-Year-old lost on Monday against the Nigerian world ranking list 40. Aruna Quadri 2:4 sets (10:12, 10:12, 5:11, 11:3, 9:11).

“I used to long to me on his unorthodox way of playing”, said Boll: “I am but with me in the Pure, have nothing to reproach myself. I hope that I can hide the Whole thing now for the team starting Friday. This is a new tournament and a new Chance.”

Again For Tokyo 2020?

The dream of an Olympic singles medal remains for Boll probably unfulfilled, although he will play a participation to the summer of 2020 did not want to exclude in Tokyo recently. In his otherwise, to Be rich in career, the record European champion was struggling in the Olympic individual competitions. In 2000 in Sydney, 2004 in Athens, 2008 in Beijing and 2012 in London Boll was a failed early.

Still optimistic: Timo Boll waving the German Flag in the invasion of Maracana

Against the 27-year-old Quadri, who had previously been switched off already surprising the number five seeded Taiwanese Chuang Chih-Yuan with 4:0, caught Boll a classic false start. As in his opening match on Sunday, as he Boll introduced the Russian Alexander Shibaev but in the end, but still with 4:3 low-rank, an unusual error.

Ovtcharov more

The German hopes in the men’s table tennis now rests on Dimitrij Ovtcharov. The reigning European champion lost against the Slovenians Bojan Tokic first, a record-breaking “marathon set” with a 31:33, won his second game of the day with 4:1 sets (31:33, 12:10, 11:5, 11:4, 11:7) and reached the quarter-finals of the Rio. In his opening match against Qatar starting Li Ping Ovtcharov by 4:3.

ck/al (sid, dpa)