BEIJING (Reuters) – Double Olympic table tennis champion Kong Linghui has been suspended as head coach of the Chinese women’s team, the country’s table tennis association said on its website, after it emerged he faces a lawsuit over a gambling debt. According to a Hong Kong court writ, Kong, who won gold at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Games, faces a HK$2.55 million ($327,000) lawsuit over a debt to a luxury hotel in Singapore. The writ submitted to the court by the Marina Bay Sands hotel said Kong signed a credit agreement two years ago to borrow S$1 million from it. The writ said Kong had since repaid S$545,625, but failed to offset the balance in full, leaving S$454,375 unpaid. Kong said he had borrowed money for his family and friends…
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