Olympic table tennis: Gold for Chinese men’s team
August 9th, 2012 - 3:03 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) China's men's table tennis team put in a dominating performance to take gold Wednesday, thrashing South Korea in the final.With the latest win in table ... Read more...
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Olympic table tennis: China wins men’s team gold
August 9th, 2012 - 12:53 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 8 (IANS) China took home the men's table tennis team gold medal here Wednesday, making a clean sweep for the second consecutive Olympics.It was the 24th gold medal ... Read more...
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Olympics: China wins gold in women’s table tennis
August 8th, 2012 - 5:03 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) China's women smashed Japan to win team gold in Olympic table tennis Tuesday.Ding Ning, Li Xiaoxia and Guo Yue dropped just two sets to secure ... Read more...
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Singapore wins Olympic table tennis team bronze medal
August 7th, 2012 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 7 (IANS) Singapore won the bronze medal in table tennis women's team event of the London Olympic Games Tuesday, beating South Korea 3-0.This is the second bronze medal ... Read more...
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Olympic table tennis: China forces into the men’s team final
August 7th, 2012 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 6 (IANS) China's men's table tennis team beat Germany 3-1 in a close game Monday to march into the final of the Olympic Games here.China's Ma Long defeated ... Read more...
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Olympic table tennis: China’s Zhang Jike wins gold
August 3rd, 2012 - 1:28 am ICT by IANS
London, August 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) World No.1 Zhang Jike beat fellow Chinese player Wang Hao for gold in Thursday's Olympic table tennis singles final.Zhang, the 24-year-old World Champion, closed it ... Read more...
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Olympic table tennis: China secures another gold
August 2nd, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 2 (IANS) China locked in another table tennis gold when World No.1 Zhang Jike and teammate Wang Hao both reached the men's singles final at the Olympic Games ... Read more...
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Olympics TT: Ding romps into semis
July 31st, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS) World champion Ding Ning beat Japanese Ai Fukuhara in straight sets to cruise into the women's singles semifinals at the Olympic table tennis tournament Tuesday.Ding, also ... Read more...
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Olympics: Chinese paddlers cautious of risks in early matches
July 27th, 2012 - 8:32 am ICT by IANS
London, July 27 (IANS) Shi Zhihao, head coach of China's women's table tennis team has said Chinese players should be ready for strong opponents in the first two matches in ... Read more...
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Olympics: Chinese paddler Zhang says first match crucial
July 27th, 2012 - 3:34 am ICT by IANS
London, July 27 (IANS) Olympic table tennis top seed Zhang Jike is fully focusing on preparations for his first match, which he said is "very crucial" to his quest for ... Read more...
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China’s artistry of lighting Games torch dazzles
November 12th, 2010 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 12 (IANS) In a brilliantly executed display, China's Olympic diving champion He Chong ignited a giant firecracker whose flame shot up and lit the cauldron during the opening ceremony of ... Read more...
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Sharath outduels Spanish flatmate, moves into second round (Lead)
August 19th, 2008 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 19 (IANS) Pitted against an opponent he trains with and shares an apartment in Spain, Achanta Sharath Kamal rallied from a first game loss to beat Alfredo Carneros in the ... Read more...
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Sharath Kamal beats Spanish clubmate in Olympic TT
August 19th, 2008 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 19 (IANS) India's Achanta Sharath Kamal made things a little difficult for himself before beating his Spanish clubmate Alfredo Carneros in the first round of the Olympic table tennis competition ... Read more...
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Olympic Village sets records in services
August 15th, 2008 - 6:46 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug.15 (ANI): The Olympic Village has set Olympic records for its service and "green" design, an official said on Friday.
Xinhua quoted Deng Yaping, the famed Olympic table tennis champion ... Read more...
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Beijing duck top favourite of Olympians
August 15th, 2008 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Beijing, Aug 15 (Xinhua) The Beijing roast duck, arguably the most widely known Chinese dish the world over, has become a top favourite of athletes competing at the Olympics. "The athletes like ... Read more...
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Table tennis teams get seedings, a first in Olympics
August 2nd, 2008 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Beijing, Aug 2 (Xinhua) World table tennis governing body ITTF has announced the seedings for the Olympic Games team events, which are introduced for the first time in the Olympic history. Both ... Read more...
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Peking University bans tourists for Olympics
July 10th, 2008 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Beijing, July 10 (Xinhua) Tour groups and independent travellers will be banned for almost two months from Beijing's prestigious and scenic Peking University, venue of the Olympic and Paralympic table tennis events. ... Read more...
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