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Chinese women's double win badminton at Olympics
Xinhua
Updated: 2008-08-16 17:45
BEIJING -- The first gold of Beijing Olympic badminton tournament was bagged by No. 2 seeds Du Jing and Yu Yang, who secured the fourth title in women's doubles in a row for China at Olympics.
The Chinese duo upset Lee Kyung-won and Lee Hyo-jung from South Korea 21-15, 21-13 here on Friday.
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Gold medalists Yu Yang (L)/Du Jing of China pose on the podium during the awarding ceremony of women's doubles of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games badminton event in Beijing, China, Aug. 15, 2008.[Xinhua]
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The up-and-coming pair of China, who beat their compatriots Wei Yili and Zhang Jiewen in the semi-final, shouldered the huge responsibility to safeguard the glory of Chinese women's doubles squad after defending champions Yang Wei and Zhang Jiewen lost to a Japanese pair in a quarter-final.