Liu Shiwen and Ding Ning of China celebrate after winning their match against Petrissa Solja and Xiao Na Shan of Germany. (REUTERS/Jeremy Lee) ...

China's Ding Ning serves against her compatriot Liu Shiwen in the women's singles final table tennis match at the World Table Tennis Championships in Suzhou (Reuters) - China's Ding Ning has claimed a ...

Since women’s table tennis was introduced to the Olympics at Seoul in 1988 there has been only one country providing the individual gold medallist, namely China – and Ding Ning maintained that ...

It is never easy to bounce back from defeat – especially one that happened in front of the entire world. But that’s exactly what table tennis player Ding Ning did. The 26-year old from China lost out ...

The gold medal match in women's singles table tennis was supposed to be celebration of Chinese dominance, but a bizarre penalty at a crucial time left one competitor in tears. Down 6-2 in the fourth ...

China's Ding Ning returns the ball against her compatriot Li Xiaoxia during the women's singles gold medal match of table tennis at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 10, ...

RIO DE JANEIRO -- In another Chinese duel, Ding Ning ended up with Olympic gold. Ding beat teammate Li Xiaoxia in the women's table tennis final Wednesday, reversing the result from four years ago.

Chinese table tennis player Ding Ning announced on Sina Weibo on Monday that she was retiring from sports after her 26-year career. Netizens, including her teammates and the much liked Japanese table ...

Ding Ning became the new Grand Slam winner of table tennis here on Wednesday after winning in full sets over defending champion Li Xiaoxia in an all-Chinese women's singles final in the 2016 Rio ...

Ding Ning (R) of China celebrates victory after the women's singles final match against her compatriot Zhu Yuling at the 2017 World Table Tennis Championships in Dusseldorf, Germany, June 4, 2017.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) In another Chinese duel, Ding Ning ended up with Olympic gold. Ding beat teammate Li Xiaoxia in the women's table tennis final on Wednesday, reversing the result from four years ...