Olympics-Table Tennis-China underlines dominance with near-perfect medals sweep

From singles to team events, China’s table tennis paddlers proved why they were world champions as they dominated the Olympic stage with four gold medals in Tokyo. World number one Chen Meng led the way as she kept intact China’s perfect record of winning every gold medal in the women’s singles https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/table-tennis-chinas-sun-eyes-gold-she-sweeps-past-japans-ito-2021-07-29 in Olympic history, while Ma Long defeated compatriot Fan Zhendong to become the first male table tennis player https://www.reuters.com/world/china/table-tennis-germanys-ovtcharov-bags-bronze-mens-singles-2021-07-30 to retain his singles crown. Chinese teams also won their fourth straight gold medals in the Olympic women’s and men’s events.