China¿s women complete clean sweep in table tennis
Friday, 22 Aug 2008 20:52
Zhang Yining took the spoils in the all-Chinese final.
China’s women dominated the table tennis singles, winning all three medals.
Defending champion Zhang Yining claimed her fourth Olympic gold after edging past team-mate Wang Nan 8-11 13-11 11-8 11-8 11-3.
Guo Yue took bronze with a 11-6 14-12 9-11 7-11 11-3 11-4 victory over Singapore's Li Jia Wei.
The Olympic hosts had already won the women's team competition.
Zhang, in her third Olympic games, has now equalled the medal haul of legend Deng Yaping.
China have never lost the women's singles crown since table tennis was introduced at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul.