Wang Hao wins mens singles gold at table tennis worlds

YOKOHAMA, Japan, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Wang Hao beat his teammate Wang Liqin 11-9, 13-11, 11-5, 11-9 to win the men's singles event at the world table tennis championships here on Tuesday.

The top-seeded Wang Hao, twice runner-up at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, dashed Wang Liqin's dream to win his fourth, or third straight singles gold at the world championships.

Wang Liqin, whose victims included China's Olympic singles gold medallist Ma Lin, withered after losing the first two sets with the narrowest margin.

Ma Lin and Ma Long, both from China, picked bronze medals.

The Chinese national team claimed 17 medals out of 20 at the Yokohama worlds, while the Hong Kong team, South Korea and host Japan each took one.

Medal winners at table tennis worlds

Following are the medal winners at the world table tennis championships which ended In Yokohama on Tuesday:

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Bolt looks ahead to world championships

Double Olympic champion and world record holder Usain Bolt is throwing down the gauntlet to his sprint rivals ahead of this year's world championships in Berlin. He warned that they will have to work hard to beat the fastest man in the world.

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The 22 year-old Jamaican spoke at the launch of the 'Puma Street Meet World Tour' in Boston on Sunday. The worldwide project is expected to find the sprinting talent of the future. Hundreds of fans gathered to buy up some merchandise and catch a glimpse of the sprint superstar.

Bolt is the biggest name in athletics since his astonishing performances in the Beijing Olympics last year. The big meeting of the 2009 Athletics season comes up in August, with the World Championships in Berlin. Bolt is planning to be at his best at the tournament and says he is going to be very hard to beat.

Usain Bolt, Olympic Sprint Champion, said, "Well, training is going well so far. I'm looking forward to the World Championships, going there to do my best. I'm definitely going there to win, that's my aim to be a world champion, so I'm definitely going there focused and ready."