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The table tennis authorities have vowed action “to prevent the recurrence of racist incidents” after spectators were heard shouting “yellow banana” as Chinese star Liang Jingkun’s starred at the World Championships.A fan was heard calling out “yellow banana, yellow!” throughout Liang’s round-of-16 win at the George R Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas.Liang, the world No 9, was targeted while leading 8-4 in the deciding game against Liam Pitchford, before eventually composing himself to clinch a 4-3 victory.Pitchford, ranked 15, ate a banana as a snack with Liang speaking to his coach when a small group of fans joined in...
