Women’s Team Claims China’s 300th Gold Medal in Summer Olympics History

Table tennis’ tenth appearance at the Olympic Games concluded in thrilling fashion with two decisive matches that determined the Women’s Team podium. China’s Women’s team continued their dominance in the event securing their fifth consecutive gold medal with a 3-0 victory over Japan—marking China’s historic 300th Olympic gold medal. Japan took home the silver. Meanwhile Korea Republic earned the bronze marking their first medal in the Team event since 2008.

The conclusion of the Women’s Team event at Paris 2024 marks the end of an extraordinary 15 days of table tennis held at the South Paris Arena 4 where more than 200 000 fans have created one of the best atmospheres of the Games. This thrilling Paris 2024 experience has elevated table tennis to new heights and showcased its growing global appeal setting the stage for an exciting next chapter in Los Angeles 2028.

China’s gold medal clash began with an intense doubles match where CHEN Meng and WANG Manyu faced a formidable challenge from Japan’s surprise pairing of Hina HAYATA and Miwa HARIMOTO. Despite the Japanese duo taking two games the Chinese pair emerged victorious with a 3-2 win (9-11 11-6 6-11 11-6 12-10) giving China the critical first point. Building on this momentum World No. 1 SUN Yingsha extended China’s lead with a dominant performance against Miu HIRANO winning 3-0 (13-11 11-6 11-6).

The final match saw WANG Manyu secure the gold for China by defeating Miwa HARIMOTO 3-1 (12-14 12-10 11-7 11-6). In addition to being China’s 300th Olympic gold medal this victory marks another significant achievement as SUN Yingsha WANG Manyu and CHEN Meng become the first trio to win consecutive Olympic gold medals in the Women’s Team event. Meanwhile with Japan’s silver medal 16-year-old Miwa HARIMOTO becomes the youngest table tennis medallist at Paris 2024.

“I was lagging behind when I came up but I didn’t give up. Listening to everyone’s cheers I became even more motivated. Each of us went all out today and played every position well. After these Olympics I will take some time to reflect and continue working hard ” said SUN Yingsha

In the bronze medal match Korea Republic ended their 16-year wait for a podium finish in the Team event by defeating Germany 3-0. The Korea Republic duo of SHIN Yubin and JEON Jihee started strong winning the opening doubles match against Germany’s Yuan WAN and Xiaona SHAN in a closely contested 3-2 victory (11-6 11-8 8-11 10-12 11-8). LEE Eunhye then delivered a commanding 3-0 win (11-8 11-9 11-2) over Germany’s player of the tournament Annett KAUFMANN setting the stage for JEON Jihee to clinch the bronze for Korea Republic. JEON Jihee’s decisive 3-0 victory (11-6 11-6 11-6) over Xiaona SHAN sealed the win bringing immense joy to the Korean team and fans at South Paris Arena.

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