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Article: China completes Olympic table tennis sweep
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- August 23, 2008
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China completes Olympic table tennis sweep
BEIJING, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- China completed a clean sweep of all
four titles in the Olympic table tennis competition here Saturday,
living up to the expectations of fans in the world's most populous
country who view the sport as a matter of national pride.
The table tennis superpower steamrolled over anyone trying to
stand in the way. Home advantage made it powerful enough to claim
two team titles and occupy the top three places in both the men's
and women's singles events.
China has swept all three table tennis medals only once before,
in the women's singles event at the 1988 Seoul Games when the sport
made its Olympic debut. At that time, ...