China is more than ever the expert of the World Table Tennis in the Olympics. With a third of the world fired his standard, the Middle Kingdom has achieved his fourth Grand Slam by winning on the night of Wednesday to Thursday the men’s team event, after pocketing single men and women and the team title female.
China, winning Team gentlemen Wednesday achieved its third consecutive Grand Olympic Slam by winning all four titles set Olympic games in Rio, as in Beijing in 2008 and London, there are four years.
After the title of the single ladies and gentlemen, followed by that of a female teams, the Chinese Zhang Jike, silver simply, Ma Long, the Olympic champion, and Xu Xin brought Wednesday the fourth gold in Rio in four events. The Chinese defeated the Japanese Jun Mizutani, Koki Niwa and Yoshu 3-1.
The bronze medal went to Germany, winner of South Korea 3-1, also. China won Wednesday’s 28th Olympic title on the 32 involved from the onset of the discipline at the Seoul Olympics in 1988.