A return to the Olympics for the first time since 2008 had been China’s dream, but a group including Iran, Korea Republic and Uzbekistan proved a bridge too far for Duan’s side, who lost all three matches.
Nicknamed ‘Glasses Striker’ by fans in his homeland, it had been very much in Duan’s 2020 vision to be lining up at the Tokyo Olympics this summer, but the promising 21-year-old said the tournament proved to be one to forget for China......
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