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May 24, 2003
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China closer to golden sweep at table tennis world championships

PARIS, MAY 23 (Xinhua) -- China is making another step to sweep all the five gold medals on offer at the world table tennis championships here as the traditional powerhouse continued to be unbeatable in Friday's matches.

After Chinese pair Ma Lin and Wang Nan won the mixed doubles event on Friday, China secured a second gold as the men's doubles final became an all-Chinese affair.

Kong Linhui and Wang Hao beat Oh Sang Eun and Kim Taek Soo 4-1 to meet in Saturday's final their teammates Wang Liqin and Yan Sen, who scored a 4-1 victory over another Chinese pair Ma Lin and Qin Zhijian.

China would have swept all the four ...

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