July 14 (Reuters) - Japan's Mima Ito is not intimidated by China's formidable table tennis reputation in Olympics and the 15-year-old paddler will head to next month's Rio Games determined to make her ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s dynamic duo of Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito narrowly defeated long-invincible Chinese pair Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen to give the host country their first Olympic table tennis gold in ...

Japan's Mima Ito advanced to the women’s singles fourth round of the World Table Tennis Championships after overcoming compatriot Saki Shibata in a seven-game match in Houston. Tokyo 2020 Olympic ...

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 table tennis star Mima Ito said she's ready to play without fans at the Tokyo Olympics, as long as it means the Games can go ahead. Organisers of the virus-postponed 2020 Games, denying ...

Mima Ito of Japan plays in the women's singles quarterfinals at the table tennis world championships in Houston on Nov. 27, 2021. (Kyodo) HOUSTON (Kyodo) -- Japanese medal favorites Mima Ito and ...

China ensured men's and women's singles table tennis golds at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday, as beaten Japanese star Mima Ito conceded that there was "a gulf in class". The 20-year-old, who helped ...

(Reuters) – Japan’s Mima Ito is not intimidated by China’s formidable table tennis reputation in Olympics and the 15-year-old paddler will head to next month’s Rio Games determined to make her mark.

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's dynamic duo of Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito narrowly defeated long-invincible Chinese pair Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen to give the host country their first Olympic table tennis gold in ...

(Reuters) - Japan's Mima Ito is not intimidated by China's formidable table tennis reputation in Olympics and the 15-year-old paddler will head to next month's Rio Games determined to make her mark.