Lee Chul-seung/Ryu Seung-min outlasted Kim Taek-soo/Oh Sang-eun in
an all-South Korean men's doubles final in the Asian Games table
tennis tournament on Tuesday.
Lee/Ryu won the seven-set match 11-7, 3-11, 11-9, 5-11, 11-7, 3-11,
13-11.
It
was the third table tennis gold for South Korea following its
victories in the mixed and women's doubles.
Wang Liqin/Yan Sen and Kong Linghui/Ma Lin, both of China, shared
the bronze medal.
China, which swept six golds in last games and won all the titles
in the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games, has only managed a goldin the
men's team.
Chinese head coach Cai Zhenhua said before the games that his
students aimed for three or four golds as the Chinese women would
have a sure shot at the team title.
DPK Korea routed 13-time world champion China in the women's team
final.
(Xinhua News
Agency October 8, 2002)