U.S. athlete discards Pan Am bronze medal
July 31st, 2007 in US/World Tennis News

Some athletes desperately fight for a medal - no matter what color it may be - at the Pan American Games, but U.S. table tennis player Wang Chen did not show full satisfaction with her bronze in the women’s single competition, as she gave it away to a fan who attended the game. Wang was defeated 4-3 by Dominican Republic’s Wu Xue in the semifinal match at the Riocentro Sports Complex. She was visibly irritated on the podium. As she left, she threw her bunch of flowers to the crowd. Following the medal ceremony, she decided to gift a boy who was on the stand with his family, with the bronze she had just won…read article