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Madagascar wins bronze at African table tennis championships

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Madagascar’s men’s table tennis team lost 1-3 to Algeria in the semi-finals of the African team championships in Tangier, Morocco. The Malagasy players finish the competition with the bronze medal, according to L’Express de Madagascar.

Madagascar’s men’s team won the bronze medal at the African Table Tennis Team Championships after losing 1-3 to Algeria in the semi-finals in Tangier, Morocco, Lexpress reports. Antoine Razafinarivo won the first match, before three consecutive defeats for Madagascar.

On Monday evening, the Malagasy players had knocked Angola out 3-0 in the quarter-finals. The team, made up exclusively of players based abroad, included Fabio Rakotoarimanana, who competed at the Paris Olympic Games.

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