Tokyo Olympics: China beat Germany to keep grip on men’s table tennis gold

China’s men’s table tennis team ensured that the nation’s mixed doubles silver was the only upset in an otherwise characteristically dominant display with the paddle.

The top seeds dismissed the challenge of second seeds Germany in a replay of the Beijing 2008 final, the first year the men’s team event was introduced.

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Gold medals galore for China at Olympics as athletes struggle with stifling heat in Tokyo

Gold medals galore for China at Olympics as athletes struggle with stifling heat in Tokyo

Victory at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium ensured China’s vice-like grip on gold extends to all four tournaments.

It ended, like China’s other games in their title defence, 3-0, the Germans as powerless to take a rubber off the all-conquering world top three trio of Fan Zhendong, Ma Long and Xu Xin.

They certainly tried.