Natsuki Wada Wins Gold in Table Tennis Event at Paris Paralympics

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Natsuki Wada poses for photo after win the final in Paris on Thursday.

PARIS — Table tennis player Natsuki Wada won gold in the women’s singles event for athletes with intellectual disabilities, beating Elena Prokofeva from Neutral Paralympic Athletes 3-1 on Thursday. She became the first Japanese female athlete to win a gold medal in the event.Kanami Furukawa also earned bronze in this event.