A former Olympic gold Chinese table tennis player is facing a HK$2.55 million lawsuit over a gaming debt to a prestigious Singaporean hotel where he was dubbed a premium player.
Kong Linghui, also known as the ping-pong prince, is being sued by Marina Bay Sands for failing to repay fully a sum of S$1 million (HK$5.63 million) he borrowed from the hotels casino in February, 2015, according to a Hong Kong court writ.
Kong made his name on the world stage between the late 90s and early 2000s by becoming one of the very few table tennis players to have won the grand slam of titles the world championships, World Cup and Olympics. He won a total of three Olympic medals two gold and one silver.
He is now the head coach of the …
Read the full article at: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2096125/former-olympic-gold-table-tennis-player-kong-linghui-being