CHINA’S MA DOMINATES MEN’S SINGLES TABLE TENNIS

Olympic and world champion Ma Long retained his Olympics men’s table tennis singles on Friday, beating compatriot Fan Zhendong 4-2. The 32-year-old clinched his fourth gold medal at his third Olympic Games by 11-4, 10-12, 11-8, 11-9, 3-11, 11-7. China provided all four singles finalists at Tokyo 2020, Chen Meng having beaten Sun Yingsha to take the women’s title on Thursday.