Faenza table tennis player Carlotta Ragazzini in the semi-finals at the Paris Paralympics

Success by 3-0 (11-5; 11-4; 11-6) over the Croatian Helena Dretar Karic (number 13) in the quarter-finals of the women's individual category 3 table tennis tournament, a match dominated as also demonstrated by the partial sets

di LUCA DEL FAVERO
4 September 2024
Carlotta Ragazzini, 22-year-old table tennis player from Faenza at the 2024 Paris Olympics

Carlotta Ragazzini, 22-year-old table tennis player from Faenza at the 2024 Paris Olympics

Faenza (Ravenna), September 4, 2024 – Historic result for Carlotta Ragazzini. The 22-year-old table tennis player from Faenza, the tournament's number 4 seed, is certain of winning a medal at the Paris Paralympics, thanks to the 3-0 (11-5; 11-4; 11-6) victory over Croatian Helena Dretar Karic (number 13) in the quarter-finals of the women's individual category 3 table tennis tournament, a match she dominated as also demonstrated by the partial sets.

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Qualifying for the semi-final allows her to win for sure. bronze medal, as the third place match was removed from this edition of the Paralympics, and therefore the bronze was won by both losers from the semi-finals.

Ragazzini will return to compete Friday in the semi-finals (which will be at 10 or 11) where she will face the Korean Jiyu Yoon, number one in the world and undefeated for many months who eliminated the Brazilian Oliveira (3) 1-8.

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The other semifinal will see the Chinese Juan Xue (3), who beat the Korean Mi Gyu (5) 3-1, and the Croatian Muzinic (2), who beat the Thai Dararat Asayut 3-1. The final is scheduled for Friday at 20.15:XNUMX.

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