Despite the impacts of the worst storm seen in the region for over a decade the North Ayrshire Open table tennis tournament went ahead.

China extended its dominance in table tennis by winning the Olympic women's team event, achieving a gold medal sweep in the sport and compensating for the disappointment of missing out in Tokyo.

They both thought they could still pull off the upset at the Tokyo Olympic table tennis event. “I felt the Chinese were nervous, too,” Mizutani reflected. Ito said she felt, “We can turn the ...