Australian Olympic underdog: Women's table tennis star Jian Fang Lay
The Olympic underdog you've never heard of: Aussie mother-of-two, 48, who is competing in her SIXTH Games storms through to third round of the table tennis
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Australian mother-of-two Jian Fang Lay has marched into the third round of the women's table tennis tournament in Tokyo, extending a bright start to her record-equalling sixth Olympics.
The veteran upset Poland's 28th seed Li Qian in a six-game struggle on Monday, winning 11-7 11-6 5-11 10-12 11-4 11-4.
The 48-year-old faces Germany's 12th seed Han Ying, a quarter-finalist at Rio 2016, on Tuesday.
Fang Lay is one win away from setting a new benchmark for her best-ever Games, having already equalled a third-round effort at Rio de
