She was beaten twice in the final in 2007 and 2001, but finally got to the top of the podium at the World Table Tennis Championships at the third attempt on Sunday. Li Xiaoxia returns a ball to Liu ...

China's Li Xiaoxia performs at the women's singles table tennis tournament finals against China's Ding Ning at the ExCel venue during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 1, 2012. [Photo / Xinhua] ...

Li Xiaoxia of China reacts during her Women's Singles table tennis semifinal against Ai Fukuhara of Japan in the Rio Olympics, Aug 10, 2016. [Photo/Xinhua] RIO DE JANEIRO - Defending champion Li ...

Gold medal favourite Ding Ning of China suffered defeat at the hands of compatriot Li Xiaoxia in the final of the women's singles. Gold medal favourite Ding Ning of China suffered defeat at the hands ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 16: Xiaoxia Li, Shiwen Liu and Ning Ding of China celebrate winning gold in the Women’s Team Gold Medal Team Match between China and Germany on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 ...

The gold medal match in women's singles table tennis was supposed to be celebration of Chinese dominance, but a bizarre penalty at a crucial time left one competitor in tears. Down 6-2 in the fourth ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 10: Ning Ding of China celebrates victory over Li Xiaoxia of China during the Womens Table Tennis Singles Final match at Rio Centro on August 10, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro ...

Born in 1988, Li Xiaoxia, a table tennis player who won gold in the women's singles at the 2012 London Olympics, is the youngest deputy of the Shandong Delegation. "Some athletes who didn't perform ...

nepalnepal — Nobody seemed particularly happy with China’s first table tennis gold medal at the London Olympics. The gold-medal winner Li Xiaoxia called it her “dream since being a little girl,” but ...

London, England – China's Li Xiaoxia beat No. 1 seed Ding Ning to win the women's table tennis tournament, beating her countrywoman four games to one Wednesday for the sport's first gold medal in ...

Missy Franklin will head home from London as the most dominant female Olympian in 2012. The 17-year-old's dominance in the swimming pool produced five medals, including four golds. No other female has ...

Defending champions Zhang Jike and Li Xiaoxia from China will face a tough challenge at the upcoming World Table Tennis Championships which start in eastern China's Suzhou on Sunday. Zhang, who won ...