LONDON (Reuters) - World number one Zhang Jike powered to victory in an all-Chinese men's table tennis final, taking China half-way to another clean sweep of golds in its national sport and celebrating with a dramatic sprint to kiss the gold medal podium.
Zhang, the 24-year-old world champion and pre-tournament favourite, on Thursday won 4-1 over his compatriot Wang Hao, who has now lost three successive Olympics singles finals.
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