Ding Ning gets sweet revenge against teammate for singles gold

Ding Ning at the women's singles table tennis final against teammate and defending champion Li Xiaoxia at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Aug 10, 2016. [Photo by Wei Xiaohao/chinadaily.com.cn]

RIO DE JANEIRO - China's Ding Ning beat teammate and defending champion Li Xiaoxia 4-3 to win women's table tennis singles gold medal at Rio De Janeiro in Brazil on Wednesday, completing a career Grand Slam Li won silver medal of the match.

The world number two, who left the London Games with a silver medal four years ago amid tears and a spat with the referee, fell on her knees and sobbed into her hands after she sealed the final point.

DPR Korea's Kim Song-I, who was playing in her first Olympics, took bronze with a 4-1 win over Japan's Ai Fukuhara amid loud cheers by her country's delegation in the crowd.