Japan received its first gold medal in table tennis mixed doubles as the host country’s team smashed China’s winning streak. A surprising turn of events: Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito bested China’s Xu ...

TOKYO (AP) — The host country knocked off a heavyweight for Olympic gold in table tennis on Monday. Japanese pair Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito ended China's recent dominance in the sport by beating Xu ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese medal favourite Mima Ito outplayed her Portuguese rival on Tuesday to move into the final 16 of the Olympic women's singles table tennis competition. The world number two, ...

Japan's Mizutani Jun and Ito Mima rallied after losing the first two sets to China's Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen, taking the next three sets by close margins (11-8, 11-9, 11-9) to move one set away from the ...

July 14 (Reuters) - Japan's Mima Ito is not intimidated by China's formidable table tennis reputation in Olympics and the 15-year-old paddler will head to next month's Rio Games determined to make her ...

SINGAPORE – Singapore’s Zeng Jian registered the biggest win of her career when she stunned Japan’s world No. 9 Mima Ito 3-2 (6-11, 12-10, 5-11, 14-12, 11-9) in the round of 32 at the World Table ...