A Chinese gold medalist from the 1996 Olympics has been sued by a casino in Singapore over an alleged gambling debt.
The BBC reports that a lawsuit claims that former table tennis world champion Kong Linghui owes Marina Bay Sands the equivalent of $330,000 USD. Kong denies the allegations, saying that it must have been accrued by someone else during a February 2015 gambling trip with friends and family.
Still, the 41-year-old Kong has been suspended from his job as head coach of Chinas womens table tennis team. China is largely against gambling but does allow it in Macau. The suit claims that Kong himself borrowed money from the casino and only repaid a portion of it.
It is only until today after media reports have exposed the incid…
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