Tzu Yu Lin, Shiau Wen Tian win table tennis gold medals for Australia

Take note: Australia has a very formidable Paralympic table tennis team.

With a booming Qian Yang forehand winner, Australia claimed its fifth gold medal of the Paralympics on Saturday night in Paris with victory in the women’s doubles (WD20).

Just hours after Amanda Reid won gold for Australia at the cycling track, Qian and Lina Lei solidified their standing as two of the world’s best para table tennis players, with a comfortable three-sets-to-one win over Chinese Taipei duo Tzu Yu Lin and Shiau Wen Tian (11-7, 11-6, 3-11, 12-10).

Australia’s 12-player table tennis squad is the country’s largest since 1968 in Tel Aviv and there is quiet confidence the team can do something special in Paris. The sport has been included as a foundation Paralympic sport since 1960.

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