Olympics Is Same as Other Tournaments: Iran's Noshad Alamian
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian table tennis player Noshad Alamian believes that Olympic Games is same as other sports competitions.
He defeated Jiang Tianyi from Hong Kong 4-1 (8-11, 11-5, 11-5, 11-6, 11-4) at the Asia Olympic qualifying in Hong Kong on Saturday.
“Every match is very important to me in the tournament, I’m so happy that I have won this match”, Noshad Alamiyan told ITTF. “Jiang Tianyi’s style of play is so much different to that of my previous opponent Sharath Kamal Achanta, who I lost against this morning.”
“To me, the Olympics is just the same as other tournaments," added Alamian. “I always try to do my best and do what I can do in any championships.”
“The East Asians play in a much faster tempo and with stronger strokes but I think Jiang Tianyi has some injuries and cannot move that well so he was below his best,” he stated.
