Ma Long cemented his place in table tennis history with an emphatic win against London 2012 Olympic Games gold medallist Zhang Jike in another all-Chinese final.

In the table tennis competitions at Rio 2016, China once again took a clean sweep of the titles on offer. While defending champions Li Xiaoxia and Zhang Jike were beaten in the singles, compatriots Ding Ning and Ma Long ensured that their crowns stayed in China. In the team competitions, the four singles finalists powered to victory alongside Liu Shiwen in the women’s team and Xu Xin in the men’s team.

London 2012 - Zhang Jike in match two of the men’s team final in table tennis. China sweeps all the gold medals on offer in Olympic table tennis.

A silver medal in the men’s team event at the Olympic Games Rio 2016 has raised hopes that Koki Niwa could bring an end to China’s decades-long dominance of the sport, with glory in Tokyo in four years’ time.

Ma Long helped China overcome a tougher than expected challenge from Japan to win the gold medal match 3-1 in the men's table tennis team event.

London 2012 - Joo Saehyuk of Korea plays Zhang Jike of China in men’s table tennis team final.

London 2012 - China’s Zhang Jike serves to Ryu Seungmin of Korea as their partners lie waiting during gold medal match 3 action in men’s team table tennis.

London 2012 - Focusing intently on the ball, Joo Saehyuk delivers a spinning serve to Zhang Jike in match two of the men’s team table tennis gold medal competition.

The 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games officially got under way in Nanjing on 16 August at 20h00 local time, with a pulsating Opening Ceremony at the city’s Olympic Sports Centre.