Li Xiaoxia beats Chinese teammate Ding Ning to clinch gold

Li Xiaoxia has seen off Ding Ning in the final of the women's table tennis tournament to claim gold for China in a 4-1 victory.

Li started off better than her compatriot, who struggled to take control of the table, while Li maintained her serve to set up an impressive 11-8 win in the opening game.

Li was pushed to the limit in the second game as Ding came back to equal the scoreline 11-11 but Li managed to edge it 14-13 to double her overall lead.

Ding fought back in the third game and was able to hold her serve and claim an 11-8 win, taking the overall scoreline to 2-1 in Li's advantage.

Despite a brief comeback, Ding failed to keep up the momentum as she stumbled to an 11-6 and 11-4 defeat to lose the gold medal.