Madrid's Return to the Olympics Ends in Disappointment

Mexican table tennis player Marcos Madrid Mantilla was eliminated in the round of 32 at the Paris 2024 Olympics, losing to German Dimitrij Ovtcharov. Despite the defeat, Madrid expressed satisfaction with returning to the Olympic stage.

Madrid's Return to the Olympics Ends in Disappointment
Marcos Madrid fell to German Dimitrij Ovtcharov in the round of 32 of table tennis in Paris 2024. Credit: CONADE

The national table tennis team, Marcos Madrid Mantilla, finished his participation in the round of 32 of the men's individual table tennis at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Saturday night.

The man from Puebla, who made his debut in Rio 2016, fell in his first game against German Dimitrij Ovtcharov, a six-time Olympic medalist, by a score of 4-0 with partial scores of 11-3, 11-7, 11-3 and 11-5.