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Summary World No1 Zhang Jike powered to victory over Wang Hao in an men's table tennis final on Thursday.
It takes China half-way to another clean sweep of golds in its national sport at London 2012.Zhang, the 24-year-old reigning world champion and pre-tournament favourite, won 4-1 over his compatriot. He celebrated by leaping over the court surround and kissing the gold medal podium and then draping himself in a Chinese flag.For Wang, 28, it marked a third successive Olympics singles final defeat.Germanys Dimitrij Ovtcharov, seeded 8th, took bronze after winning 4-2 against Taiwans Chuang Chih-Yuan.
