Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Table tennis
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
VenuePeking University Gymnasium
DatesAugust 13 to August 23, 2008
Competitors171 from 56 nations
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Peking University Gymnasium as the venue of the 2008 Summer Olympics
Inside the Peking University Gymnasium

Table tennis competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 13 to August 23, at the Peking University Gymnasium. The competition featured the team events for the first time, replacing the doubles events competed in previous games. A total of four sets of medals were awarded for the four events contested. China, as the host country, would win every medal possible, claiming the podium in both the Men's and Women's Singles events and claiming Gold in both the Men's and Women's Team Event, leading the IOC and ITTF, to change the qualification process for the 2012 Summer Olympics, to ensure that countries could only enter 2, instead of 3 athletes into the Singles event.


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