Article: Athens sees new table tennis queen

ATHENS: Ready for the new queen of table tennis?

Zhang Yining finally reached the top of the podium by defeating Kim Hyang-mi of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4-0 to win the women's singles title at the Athens Olympic Games yesterday.

Living in the shadow of her teammate and double Olympic gold medal winner Wang Nan, Zhang has never won a singles world title before, despite her long standing as the best player in the world.

Wang's unexpected fall to Li Jia Wei of Singapore in the quarter- finals gave Zhang a shot at the top spot.

She took advantage of that chance, winning the gold medal won by her teammates in the last four Olympics.

Zhang, widely considered a ping-pong prodigy ...

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