Table tennis legend Waldner welcomes retirement

Photo taken in 1996 shows Jan-Ove Waldner winning the final in Europe's Top 12 Contest. [Photo/CFP]

A career spent traversing the globe and beating the best players in his sport ended with a modest league match for his club Sparvagen against BK Rekord in Stockholm.

In his final outing－more than 38 years after he made his debut in elite Swedish table tennis as a 12-year-old－Waldner won one singles match and lost another before being heralded for his achievements by the Stockholm crowd.

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