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Table Tennis set to dazzle crowds at London 2012

Power, subtlety and lightning-fast reflexes will all be on display at ExCeL during the London 2012 Table Tennis competition.
Beijing 2008 women's Singles final
Zhang Yining of China plays a shot during the women's Singles final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

It has been announced that a total of 172 athletes  86 men and 86 women will compete in the Table Tennis events at London 2012. 

The men's and women's Singles events both begin on 28 July. The women's competition will finish on 7 August, swiftly followed by the end of the men's competition on 8 August.

There will also be Team events across both men's and women's competition.

All entries for Table Tennis will be confirmed following the sport entries deadline on 9 July 2012.

Find out more about the Table Tennis competition schedule

Since Table Tennis joined the Olympic programme in 1988, China has won 20 of the 24 available gold medals, and will be hoping to be among the leading nations once more at London 2012.

The competition is being held at ExCeL, the largest competition venue at the London 2012 Games. The venue hosted the Table Tennis test event in November 2011 and will be the setting for some thrilling competition this summer.

Find out more about Table Tennis at London 2012


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