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China wins two golds in table and taekwondo tennis

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 17, 2016 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- China pocketed a gold medal each in table tennis and taekwondo on Wednesday while the United States still tops the awards table in the Rio Olympics following Day 12.China defeated Japan 3-1 from the men's team final for a clean sweep of Olympic names in table tennis contest for the third consecutive time best ping pong paddles in the world.

It was the 28th gold medal won by China in table tennis because the game was introduced in the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. World No. 1 Ma Long, that appeared that the fifth man to complete a Grand Slam after being crowned the singles champion in Rio, scored two points in Wednesday evening's final.

The 28-year-old started powerful as the first positioned singles participant, overcoming a mid-way burst and some netballs from the 22nd-ranked Koki Niwa, just 21 years old, to win in straight sets, 11-6, 11-9, 11-6.To follow up Ma in the second game, Xu Xin, the only penholder on the Chinese group, stumbled against Japan's top paddler Jun Mizutani, conceding the first pair 12-10 and the next 11-9.The 26-year-old planet No. 3 Fragrant the game in style, leading 6-0 into the next set before letting go just three factors of 11-point format.

After taking the fourth group in 11-7, Xu looked on course for a come-from-behind victory. However he blew two match points when leading 10-8 in decider and the fifth. Mizutani served to tie 10-10 before taking it 12-10.The following doubles match was extreme as Xu, pairing up with the other Grand Slam winner Zhang Jike, easily surrendered the very first pair 11-4 before yanking back 11-6, 11-9, 11-5.Ma then came up on court to play with Japan's 21st-ranked Maharu Yoshimura and just proved his flying kind, rounding up the match with a 11-1, 11-4, 11-4 win.

Elsewhere, eighth-ranked Zhao Shuai of China won the men's under-58kg Olympic taekwondo title by beating Thailand's Tawin Hanprab 6-4 in the final.Zhao, the bronze medalist from the 2015 world championships, also directed in the first score and also had a 5-1 margin after two rounds. Hanprab decreased the deficit to 5-4 in the last round with a three-point head kick. However, Zhao managed to remain calm and scored a point to hold onto his lead.

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"I'm really excited. I was not burdened with pressure because I wasn't believed the name favorite prior to the contest," stated the 21-year-old Zhao.Japan was the largest winner in wrestling, where they ripped three women's names. Eri Tosaka edged Mariya Stadnik of Azerbaijan 3-2 to win the women gold that was 48kg.In the 58kg final, 10-time world champion and three-time defending champion Kaori Icho won in dramatic fashion, scoring a takedown off a single leg in the final seconds on Valeria Koblova of Russia to win 3-2 and eventually become the first-ever four-time Olympic wrestling champion.Sara Dosho came from behind to beat former Olympic champion Natalia Vorobieva of Russia for its women's 69kg gold, wrap a golden night for Japan.

On back of the greatest performance in wrestling, Japan has increased into sixth position on the medals table.In the Olympic Stadium, the USA's Tianna Bartoletta won gold in the women's long jump with a personal best leap of 7.17 meters.It was Bartoletta's second Olympic gold medal. She was part of the successful relay team in the London 2012 Olympics of the USA.

Jamaica's Elaine Thompson finished a memorable sprint double after storming to victory in the women's 200m final, beating the field with a season best streak of 21.78 seconds.The 24-year-old 100m winner conquer pre-race favourite Dafne Schippers of the Netherlands, who ran her fastest time of the year in the final but had to settle for silver.

In previous competitions, Jamaica's seven-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt qualified fastest for Thursday's 200m final as he continues his quest for a third straight Olympic gold medal in the function.T he 29-year-old clocked 19.78 seconds, his very best time of the year, to edge out Canadian Andre de Grasse by two hundredths of a second.In men's football semifinals, Brazil smashed Honduras 6-0 and will play Germany in the past.

Neymar made the fastest goal in the Olympic history, enabling Brazil to receive a chance to revenge Germans for their shock 7-1 defeat from the FIFA World Cup 2 decades ago.After Wednesday's finals ping pong robot used, the United States tops the medals table 30 gold, 32 silver and 31 bronze medals. Britain is second with 19 gold, 19 silver and 12 bronze medals, followed by China on 19 gold, 15 silver and 20 bronze medals.