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Local Teen's Olympic Run Ends

Sixteen-year-old Ariel Hsing looks like one to watch in four years.

 

Sure she lost to China's No. 2-ranked Li Xiaoxiao, but the Olympic appearance of Ariel Hsing of San Jose needs to be put in perspective, Mercury News columnist Mark Purdy writes: She made an impressive debut in the table tennis world—and none other than Bill Gates congratulated her coming off the court.

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