Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Table Tennis - Women's Team - Quarterfinal - Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium - Tokyo, Japan - August 3, 2021. Xiaona Shan of Germany, Ying Han of Germany, Petrissa Solja of Germany and their coach celebrate after winning their women's team quarterfinal match against South Korea REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez
TOKYO (Reuters) - German paddlers Shan Xiaona, Petrissa Solja and Han Ying, who won silver five years ago in Rio, are eyeing another team medal at the Tokyo Games after beating their South Korean opponents 3-2 in the women's team event on Tuesday.
Shan and Solja started strong in their first doubles match against Shin Yubin and Jeon Jihee, but eventually faltered to lose 2-3 to the South Korean duo.
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