For only the second time since 1992, a country besides China has claimed gold in an Olympic table tennis event. Japan's Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito interrupted China’s decades-long run of dominance in ...

The 20-year-old Ito, who already helped the host nation win their first-ever Olympic table tennis gold earlier this week, was soundly beaten by China's Sun Yingsha. TOKYO: Japanese table tennis star ...

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 ...

Japanese medal favourite Mima Ito outplayed her Portuguese rival on Tuesday to move into the Round of 16 of the Olympic women's singles competition. By Eimi Yamamitsu TOKYO, July 27 (Reuters) - ...

TOKYO, July 25 (Reuters) - China's Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen and Japan's Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito won their mixed doubles semi-finals on Sunday to reach the event's first Olympic final. World number two ...

Mima Ito, left, and Jun Mizutani, right, are seen raising their voices after winning a point during their semifinal table tennis mixed doubles match, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on July, 25, ...

Ito Mima of Japan serves during the women's singles 3rd place final between Ito Mima of Japan and Han Ying of Germany at the 2020 ITTF women's world cup in Weihai, east China's Shandong Province, Nov.

Mima Ito of Japan and Jun Mizutani of Japan (in red) in action against Xu Xin of China and Liu Shiwen of China on July 26, 2021, Tokyo, Japan. [Photo/Agencies] TOKYO -- Japanese pair Jun Mizutani/Mima ...

Ito Mima of Japan wins bronze over Singapore’s Yu Mengyu in the women’s singles table tennis tournament, adding another medal to her collection.

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 ...

TOKYO, July 27 (Reuters) - Japanese medal favourite Mima Ito outplayed Thailand's Suthasini Sawettabut on Tuesday to move into the quarter-finals of the women's singles table tennis competition at the ...

Mima Ito of Japan and Jun Mizutani of Japan (in red) in action against Xu Xin of China and Liu Shiwen of China on July 26, 2021, Tokyo, Japan. [Photo/Agencies] TOKYO -- Japanese pair Jun Mizutani/Mima ...