At the Summer Olympics here, Chinese-born table tennis players represented China, of course. But they were also playing for 21 other countries, out of 56 in the tournament.

在本届夏季奥运会上，中国出生的乒乓球运动员当然会代表中国参赛，但在56个参赛国中，还有其他21个国家也派出了中国出生的运动员参赛。

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The events are somewhat different from what you might have seen during the table tennis competition at the London Olympics.

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China, where millions play table tennis across the country, have never lost the women's singles crown since the sport was introduced at the 1988 Olympics.

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The breakout for Chinese women tennis came in 2004, when little-known duo Sun Tiantian and Li Ting snatched gold in the doubles at the Athens Olympics.

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