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Table tennis: Essid wins bronze in Tangier

By , based on Tunisiaonlinenews

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Tunisian Wassim Essid won the men’s singles bronze at the African Senior Table Tennis Championships in Tangier, Morocco. Beaten in the semi-final by Egypt’s Omar Assar, he brought Tunisia’s medal tally to four, according to Tunisiaonlinenews.

Tunisian Wassim Essid won the bronze medal in the men’s singles at the African Senior Table Tennis Championships, held in Tangier, Morocco, on Sunday evening. He lost in the semi-final to Egypt’s Omar Assar, four sets to three, according to Tunisiaonlinenews.

The medal brings Tunisia’s total in the competition to four: two bronzes, in the men’s singles and mixed doubles, a women’s team silver and a men’s team bronze. On Saturday, Essid and Fadwa Garci won the bronze in the mixed doubles after losing their semi-final to Egypt’s Youssef Abdelaziz and Mariam Al-Hadabi, three sets to nil.

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