China completed their sweep of the table tennis gold medals at the Rio Olympics after their men’s team defeated Japan 3-1 in the final.

With the win, the Asian powerhouse has now won 28 out of 32 golds awarded since table tennis became an Olympic sport in 1988.

Earlier on Wednesday, Germany beat South Korea to take bronze, with Timo Boll playing through an injury to win the deciding match.

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