SINGAPORE - Chinese star paddler Chen Meng, who beat Singapore's Yu Mengyu in the women's singles semi-finals at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday morning (July 29), has a famous fan cheering her on - actor-singer Huang Xiaoming, 43, is her older cousin.
Chen, 27, who is currently the world No. 1, will play for gold on Thursday night Singapore time, against compatriot Sun Yingsha. This is Chen's first Olympics outing.
The family ties between Chen and Huang have been known for years - their paternal grandmothers are sisters, making them second cousins - and he has cheered on the China table tennis team on social media in the past.
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