| China rout Japan to take gold in TT |
LONDON China moved within one step of a second successive clean sweep of Olympic table tennis golds when their women marched to victory over Japan’s young team at the London Games on Tuesday.
Red-hot favourites China beat Japan 3-0, having not lost an individual match throughout the tournament.
The win was led by singles gold medalist Li Xiaoxia, who ground down Ai Fukuhara and then partnered Guo Yue to victory in the doubles, with Ding Ning having thrashed Kasumi Ishikawa in the second rubber.
Japan’s silver was their first Olympic table tennis medal and, with 19-year-old Ishikawa and Fukuhara, 23, they are expected to challenge China’s dominance in the coming years.
China’s men are also strong favourites to take the fourth and final table tennis gold on offer when they play the team final against South Korea on Wednesday.
Reuters
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