Photo taken in 1989 shows Jan-Ove Waldner playing a table tennis match in Dortmund, Germany. [Photo/CFP] |
Jan-Ove Waldner is hanging up his paddle for good.
Sweden's 50-year-old former Olympic table tennis champion played his final competitive game on Thursday, ending a glittering career in which he won a slew of world and European titles and became a household name in Asia.