Table tennis matches at the Olympics all begin with a coin toss by the umpire. The winner can decide to either serve the ball, receive the ball or pick which side of the table to start on.

One year ago today, Swedish table tennis achieved something that had eluded them for decades. In one of the most dramatic semifinals in Olympic history, Sweden’s men’s team stunned second-seeded Japan ...

Swedish table tennis star Truls Moregardh (inset) stunned fans by hitting an outrageous trick shot in his Olympic men's ...

Making her 5th Olympic appearance, Mo Zhang to lead Canada's table tennis team Mo Zhang and Eugene Wang will lead an experienced Canadian table tennis team at this summer's Paris Olympics.

PARIS (AP) — Kanak Jha secured the U.S. its best Olympic run in men’s table tennis by reaching the last 16 at the Paris Games on Wednesday, while the shock of the tournament came when world No.

China won the Olympic women's team table tennis gold medal on Thursday after a 3-0 victory over Japan in the final, continuing the country's undefeated streak in the event. The Chinese trio of Chen ...

While China still dominates the sport, accounting for 32 out of the 37 golds awarded since table tennis was added to the Olympics in 1988, Tokyo 2020 shows rising competition from the likes of Japan ...

She's a girl, too. To be in an Olympics at 12, in my heart I really admire her." Liu, who is in her sixth and final Olympics, admitted to feeling nervous prior to the match.

China’s Ma Long, background, and Wang Chuqin celebrate after defeating Sweden’s Anton Kallberg and Kristian Karlsson during the men’s gold medal team table tennis match at the 2024 Summer ...

PARIS, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of table tennis men's team gold medal match at the Paris Olympic Games here on Friday: China bt Sweden 3-0 Ma Long/Wang Chuqin bt Anton Kallberg ...

Inspired by Virat Kohli and Kobe Bryant, Manika Batra is rewriting India’s table tennis story, one historic win and bold ...

Adjust font size: PARIS, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of table tennis men's team bronze medal match at the Paris Olympic Games here on Friday: France 3, Japan 2 ...