The 24-year-old recorded a battling 2-1 victory over his Israeli opponent.
NHAT NGUYEN RECORDED a battling 2-1 victory over Israel’s Misha Zilberman to get his Olympic campaign off to a winning start in Paris on Saturday.Advertisement The Dubliner then finished strong to take the third game 21-13 and close out the match.He made a confident start at the Porte de la Chapelle Arena, racing into a 11-3 lead before Zilberman, 35, recovered to close to within a point.
However Zilberman – a four-time Olympian – again clawed the deficit back to level the score, before winning 21-19 to send the contest to a decisive third game. Nguyen mixed up his shot selection nicely in the third game as he pulled 8-2 ahead. While Zilberman settled into the third game, Nguyen had more energy and rallied to win with room to spare, 21-13.
Nguyen will be back in action on Monday to take on Nepal’s Prince Dahal, before facing world number two Viktor Axelsen of Denmark on Wednesday. Read Next Related Reads Magical McClenaghan posts joint-highest score of day to reach Olympic final Canada Olympic women's football team docked six points over drone scandal Magic Paris: We're starting to realise what we - and the athletes - missed out on in Tokyo
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