China

Chinese paddlers back with 5 golds

(sina.com)
Updated: 2007-05-30 08:33

China's national table tennis team arrived in Beijing on Tuesday after a clean sweep of gold and silver medals at the World Table Tennis Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.

Defending champion Wang Liqin from Shanghai claimed his third men's singles title by beating teammate Ma Lin in the final game on Sunday.

19-year-old Guo Yue from north China's Liaoning province grabbed her first world championship title on Saturday after winning the women's singles final against teammate Li Xiaoxia.

In the women's doubles final on Sunday, defending Olympic and world champions Wang Nan/Zhang Yining beat compatriots Guo Yue/Li Xiaoxia.

In the men's doubles final on Saturday Chen Qi/Ma Lin defeated compatriots Wang Liqin/Wang Hao to win the gold medal.

The title of the mixed doubles went to the pair of the singles' winners Wang Liqin and Guo Yue, who won over Ma Lin/Wang Nan in the final on Friday.

For the fifth time China has sweeped individual gold medals, and for the third time, after the 1981 and 2001 championships, has walked away with all gold and silver medals.