Japanese table tennis poised to challenge China at Tokyo 2020, says coach


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Chinese players have dominated table tennis at the Olympics since it became... Breakthrough in Rio Mizutani won bronze in the men's singles four years ago at Rio 2016 and the team won silver after reaching the men's team final where they faced China. Those were Japan's first table tennis medals in men's events, marking a breakthrough for the country. At the same time, young star Harimoto was making his way through the ranks at the tender age of just 13 . Harimoto formed part of Japan's team at the 2017 World Championships , where he reached the quarter-finals a month...