Olympics | Chinese paddlers praise warm atmosphere of Paris 2024 as "motivation"

PARIS, July 29 (Xinhua) -- China's top paddlers Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng on Monday spoke highly of the warm atmosphere in the competition venue of Paris 2024 as "a source of motivation" and "excitement" in favor of their performance.

Fan and Chen, second seeded in the men's and women's singles event respectively, began their singles campaign on Monday at the South Paris Arena 4 with two straight-set victories.