His lawyer, Shi Yi-lin told the Associated Press that Chen believes he should have been acquitted of all charges, but also that he "has a good chance on the next appeal so he was not particularly upset".

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Top seeds Chen Qi and Ma Lin of China beat Ko Lai-chak and Li Ching of Hong Kong 11-6 11-9 7-11 11-8 8-11 11-5 to take the men's doubles gold in table tennis and keep China on track for another Olympic title sweep in Athens.

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