Sierra Leone’s Samuel Morris defeated St. Lucia’s Pierre 4-3 in a 39 minutes group 25 match one Men’s single Table Tennis battle but suffered defeat at the hands of Northern Ireland’s Peter Graham in the ongoing Commonwealth Games.
Morris suffered 11-5 defeat to Pierre in game one but went on to win game two three and four 11-4, 11-9 and 11-8 respectively before the St. Lucia athlete bounced back with two straight win 12-10 and 11-8.
However, it was Morris who has the last laugh with his 11-5 win in the final contest.
Morris suffered 11-5 defeat to Pierre in game one but went on to win game two three and four 11-4, 11-9 and 11-8 respectively before the St. Lucia athlete bounced back with two straight win 12-10 and 11-8.
However, it was Morris who has the last laugh with his 11-5 win in the final contest.
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However, the Sierra Leonean’s victory celebrations were cut short as he suffered a heavy defeat of 4-0 at the hands of Northern Ireland’s Peter Graham; 11-5, 11-9, 11-5 and 11-5.
Meanwhile in the mix-double, Sierra Leone’s pair; Stella Grant and Samuel Morris both lost to Jamaica’s Dale Parham and Dadrian Lewis 3-1; 6-11, 7-11, 11-7 and 4-11.
In a related development, sprinter, Solomon Bockarie failed to qualify in the Men’s 200m after he finished fifth clocking a time of 21:45seconds. Lesotho Mosito Lehata won the heat with a time of 20.68second followed by Guyana’s Winston George with a time of 20:88seconds.
Meanwhile in the mix-double, Sierra Leone’s pair; Stella Grant and Samuel Morris both lost to Jamaica’s Dale Parham and Dadrian Lewis 3-1; 6-11, 7-11, 11-7 and 4-11.
In a related development, sprinter, Solomon Bockarie failed to qualify in the Men’s 200m after he finished fifth clocking a time of 21:45seconds. Lesotho Mosito Lehata won the heat with a time of 20.68second followed by Guyana’s Winston George with a time of 20:88seconds.
By: Sahr Morris Jr.
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