Japanese second seeds Tomokazu Harimoto and Hina Hayata were shock losers in the Paris Olympics table tennis mixed doubles round of 16 on Saturday, with the pair humbled by a North Korean duo.Ri Jong Sik and Kim Kum Yong, the tournament's lowest seeds, converted a strong start into a dominant victory, winning the contest at South Paris Arena 4-1.After dropping the first game 11-5, Harimoto and Hayata made a quick response and leveled the match with a 11-7 win. But the North Koreans then took the upper hand, reeling off three games 11-4, 15-13 and 12-10 for the victory.The 24-year-old Hayata…READ FULL ARTICLE
