Olympics table tennis: Zhang Jike wins table tennis gold
Olympic table tennis: China's Zhang Jike beats Wang Hao
Zhang Jike beat compatriot Wang Hao 4-1 in an all-Chinese men's singles table tennis final.
The 24-year-old won 18-16 11-5 11-6 10-12 13-11 as Wang suffered a third successive defeat in an Olympic final.
Zhang dominated as China took their second table tennis gold at London 2012 after Li Xiaoxia's win over team-mate Ding Ning in the women's final.
Germany's Dimitrij Ovtcharov beat Chih-Yuan Chuang of Chinese Taepei to win bronze at the ExCeL.
Jike celebrated victory by kissing the podium and then holding aloft the Chinese flag.
Final Results
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Medal moment |
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| 1 | Jike |
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| 2 | Wang |
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| 3 | Ovtcharov |
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