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Table Tennis champions give nod to sexing up sport
BEIJING (AFP) - Maria Sharapova's dresses may never make an appearance, nor the Williams sisters' bling, but table tennis is at least trying to sex up its sport.
Nations:Japan People:Maria Sharapova Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(AFP)
2008-08-21
China charge, SKorea champion dumped in Olympics table tennis
BEIJING (AFP) - China's table tennis giants marched into the quarter-finals of the men's singles Thursday, but Olympic champion Ryu Seung Min was sensationally dumped from the tournament on a day of upsets.
Nations:Germany Sweden Belarus Poland South Korea Japan People:Jorgen Persson Wang Hao Wang Liqin Ma Lin Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(AFP)
2008-08-21
Wang makes history for USA in Olympic table tennis
BEIJING (AFP) - Wang Chen made history Thursday when, at the age of 34, she became the first paddler to ever reach the quarter-finals of the Olympic table tennis tournament for the United States.
Nations:South Korea U.S. Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(AFP)
2008-08-21
USA banking on medals leap
BEIJING (AFP) - After three days of setbacks, the United States is banking on a morale-boosting first athletics victory in Beijing Monday as the Olympic hosts China race away at the head of the medal table.
Nations:Germany Australia Mozambique Denmark New Zealand Switzerland People:Bernard Lagat Kerron Clement Michael Phelps Liu Xiang Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(AFP)
2008-08-18
China posts greatest Olympic gold haul ever
BEIJING (AFP) - China on Sunday ensured its home Olympics will go down as its greatest ever after its women's table tennis team won the hosts' 33rd gold of the Games to overtake its previous best tally at Athens in 2004.
Nations:Bulgaria Romania Australia People:Zhang Yining Hu Jintao Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(AFP)
2008-08-17
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