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China's Ge wins fifth Paralympic table tennis title

Xinhua, September 13, 2016 Adjust font size:

China's Ge Yang rallied from two sets to one down to win his fifth Paralympic table tennis title in Rio on Monday.

The 30-year-old beat Poland's Patryk Chojnowski in five gripping sets (5-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-8, 16-14) to clinch gold in the singles class 10 category.

It was Ge's second Paralympic table tennis singles title. He also won gold in teams events at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Paralympics.

Ge lost his right arm when he was five after an accident. Endit