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February 24, 2008
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Chinese women get strong start at World Team Table Tennis Championships

GUANGZHOU, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese women's squad began the defense of its world team table tennis title here on Sunday, enjoying an easy 3-0 victory over Russia.

Chinese women Zhang Yining, Li Xiaoxia and Wang Nan, all among the world top five, whitewashed much lower-ranked challengers Svetlana Ganina, Irina Kotikhina and Oksana Fadeeva.

"We made adequate preparations before the match and knew Russiawould probably field two choppers," said Shi Zhihao, head coach ofthe Chinese women's national team.

"Everything was under our control and I'm fully satisfied."

Russian women beat China in 1994 ...

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