Sports Centre, Sydney Olympic Park, 25 September 2000, Games of the XXVII Olympiad: Linghui KONG of China in action during the table tennis final against Jan-Ove WALDNER of Sweden. Linghui KONG went on to win the gold medal. Credit: Getty Images/Scott Barbour

Atlanta, Georgia World Congress Center, 31 July 1996, Games of the XXVI Olympiad: the men's table tennis doubles final: Lin LU and Tao WANG of China against Guoliang LIU (n°122) and Linghui KONG (n°119) of China. The latter pair went on to win the gold medal. Credit: Getty Images

Sports Centre, Sydney Olympic Park, 25 September 2000, Games of the XXVII Olympiad: medal ceremony for the men's table tennis singles: (L-R) Jan-Ove WALDNER of Sweden, silver medallist, Linghui KONG of China, gold medallist, and Guoliang LIU of China, bronze medallist. Credit: Getty Images/Scott Barbour

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