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China has won most Olympic table tennis golds
The sport joined the Games in 1988 and China has taken the large majority of titles Table tennis has been an Olympic sport since Seoul in 1988, with singles, doubles and later team events. Chinese players have won well over thirty of the gold medals awarded. The dominance is deep enough that several Chinese-born players have competed for other countries. It sits in Mondo's sports collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.
Where this comes from
International Table Tennis Federation
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China has won most Olympic table tennis golds: the short answers
- Where does this come from, and can I check it?
- The sport joined the Games in 1988 and China has taken the large majority of titles. The figure is taken from International Table Tennis Federation, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
- Is this really a sports fact?
- Yes. It sits on the Sports shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
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