diff --git a/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/XSLFTextParagraph.java b/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/XSLFTextParagraph.java
index 60b648244b..d8bcd25f1d 100644
--- a/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/XSLFTextParagraph.java
+++ b/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/XSLFTextParagraph.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public class XSLFTextParagraph implements TextParagraph<XSLFShape,XSLFTextParagr
                     if (r instanceof CTTextLineBreak) {
                         _runs.add(new XSLFLineBreak((CTTextLineBreak)r, this));
                     } else if (r instanceof CTRegularTextRun || r instanceof CTTextField) {
-                        _runs.add(this.newTextRun(r));
+                        _runs.add(new XSLFTextRun(r, this));
                     }
                 } while (c.toNextSibling());
             }
diff --git a/poi-ooxml/src/test/java/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/TestXSLFTableCell.java b/poi-ooxml/src/test/java/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/TestXSLFTableCell.java
index f7df4ed611..87bb0ce6a2 100644
--- a/poi-ooxml/src/test/java/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/TestXSLFTableCell.java
+++ b/poi-ooxml/src/test/java/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/TestXSLFTableCell.java
@@ -228,4 +228,19 @@ class TestXSLFTableCell
         ppt.close();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void testBug68703() throws IOException {
+        try(XMLSlideShow pptx = XSLFTestDataSamples.openSampleDocument("bug68703.pptx")) {
+            XSLFSlide firstSlide = pptx.getSlides().get(0);
+            XSLFTable table = (XSLFTable) firstSlide.getShapes().get(0);
+            XSLFTableCell cell = table.getCell(0, 0);
+            List<XSLFTextParagraph> cellParagraphs = cell.getTextParagraphs();
+            List<XSLFTextRun> cellTextRuns = cellParagraphs.get(0).getTextRuns();
+            PaintStyle fontColor = cellTextRuns.get(0).getFontColor();
+            assertNotNull(fontColor);
+            assertTrue(fontColor instanceof PaintStyle.SolidPaint);
+            assertEquals(Color.black, ((PaintStyle.SolidPaint) fontColor).getSolidColor().getColor());
+        }
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/test-data/slideshow/bug68703.pptx b/test-data/slideshow/bug68703.pptx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ac62bce13b
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