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(China Sports) Olympic table tennis champ paid the price for losing cool

By Sportswriters Zhu Feng and Cao Jianjie

HEBEI, North China, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Olympic table tennis champion Chen Qi says he feels like a "new person" after paying the last instalment of punishments for losing his temper in an international competition.

The 21-year-old had already made an open apology, drilled in a military boot camp and handed out an undisclosed amount of fine for his televised tantrum two months ago. He said he soon repented after he flung the ball the ground and kicked a chair into the air as he

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