TOKYO (Reuters) -China's Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen and Japan's Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito won their mixed doubles semi-finals on Sunday to reach the event's first Olympic final. World number two Xu, 31, ...

Japan received its first gold medal in table tennis mixed doubles as the host country’s team smashed China’s winning streak. A surprising turn of events: Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito bested China’s Xu ...

Liu Shiwen and Ding Ning of China celebrate after winning their match against Petrissa Solja and Xiao Na Shan of Germany. (REUTERS/Jeremy Lee) ...

Guangdong's Liu Shiwen (right) and Lin Gaoyuan celebrate beating Chen Yuanyu and Kuai Man of Jiangsu, 13-15, 8-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-8, 12-10 at Macao's Galaxy Arena in the table tennis mixed doubles ...

For only the second time since 1992, a country besides China has claimed gold in an Olympic table tennis event. Japan's Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito interrupted China’s decades-long run of dominance in ...

So let's start with the outlier, as Japan won mixed doubles behind Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito, winners of three other medals on home soil. China won the first two sets in the best-of-seven series but ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - From singles to team events, China's table tennis paddlers proved why they were world champions as they dominated the Olympic stage with four gold medals in Tokyo. World number one ...