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Korea wins bronze at world championships
THE combined Korean women’s table tennis team won bronze today at the world championships.
The three-woman team — two players from the south, one from the north — lost to Japan 3-0 in the semi-finals. The tournament has two bronze medallists and no third-place game.
North and South Korea joined forces yesterday rather than play against each other in the quarter-finals.
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