22 days ago · China
Harimoto hails new era as Japan dethrone table tennis kings China
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a sports story. Japan Times is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to China. The first report grouped here was at 25 Sept 2026, 03:50 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Harimoto hails new era as Japan dethrone table tennis kings China”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
China had won gold in the event at every Games since 1994 but Sora Matsushima beat Wen Ruibo in the decisive match.
Story timeline
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- First reported by Japan Times
Harimoto hails new era as Japan dethrone table tennis kings China
- Picked up by Japan Times
Harimoto hails new era as Japan dethrones table tennis king China
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- Japan Times