Table tennis

Table tennis

Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...

 was contested in the 1998 Asian Games

1998 Asian Games

The 13th Asian Games were held from December 6 to December 20, 1998 in Bangkok, Thailand. This was the first time that Thailand bid for the event after it shouldered the two postponed hosting rights in 1970 and 1978.-Emblem:...

 held in Bangkok

Bangkok

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, Thailand

Thailand

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 from December 6 to December 20, 1998. China

China

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 maintained its dominance in the event and won total nine medals, with six golds. Kim Taek-Soo

Kim Taek-Soo

Kim Taek-Soo is a male former table tennis player from South Korea. He is best known for his powerful forehand, amazingly quick footwork and perhaps the best traditional penhold backhand in the history of table tennis...

 of South Korea

South Korea

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 was the only non-Chinese player who won a gold medal, and with his medal South Korea finished second in medal table, with total eight medals. North Korea

North Korea

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 and Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

 both achieved one silver and one bronze, and finished tied at a third spot in a medal table rankings.

Medal table

1		6	2	1	9
2		1	3	4	8
3=		0	1	1	2
3=		0	1	1	2
4		0	0	5	5
5		0	0	2	2
Total		7	7	14	28

Medalists

Men's singles
Men's doubles	Kong Linghui Kong Linghui Kong Linghui is a male Chinese table tennis player. He competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as in the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics.In 1996, Kong won the gold medal in the men's doubles competition together with Liu Guoliang... Liu Guoliang Liu Guoliang Liu Guoliang is a Chinese table tennis player who won all titles at major world tournaments including World Championships, World Cup and Olympic Games. The second man to achieve a career grand slam of 3 majors . He is considered by many to be one of the greatest players of all time.-Biography:Liu...	Lee Chul-Seung Lee Chul-Seung Lee Chul-Seung is a male former table tennis player from South Korea. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona he won the bronze medal in the men's doubles this time together with Kang Hee-Chan... Oh Sang-Eun	Wu Wen-Chia Kuo Chih-Hsiang
			Chiang Peng-Lung Chiang Peng-Lung Chiang Peng-Lung is a Taiwanese professional table tennis player.-Career highlights:Singles *Olympics: round of 16 .*World Championships: SF .*World Cup appearances: 6. Record: 4th .... Chang Yen-Shu Chang Yen-Shu Chang Yen-Shu is a Taiwanese professional table tennis player representing Chinese Taipei. He is ranked 116 under the category World-Man. His original name is 張 雁書.-Career highlights:Summer Olympic Games:...
Men's team
Women's singles
Women's doubles	Li Ju Li Ju Li Ju is a female Chinese table tennis player.-Achievements:*1996 Asian Cup - 1st team, 2nd singles*1997 World Championships - 1st team, 2nd doubles , 3rd singles*1997 World Cup - 2nd singles... Wang Nan	Chan Tan Lui Song Ah Sim Song Ah Sim Song Ah Sim is a Chinese table tennis player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics for Hong Kong....	Xu Jing Chen Chiu-Tan
			Ryu Ji-Hae Ryu Ji-Hae Ryu Ji-Hae is a former female table tennis player from South Korea.-External links:*... Lee Eun-Sil Lee Eun-Sil Lee Eun-Sil is a female South Korean table tennis player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.She won the silver medal in the women's doubles competition together with Seok Eun-Mi.-External links:*...
Women's team
Mixed doubles	Wang Liqin Wang Liqin Wang Liqin is a Chinese table tennis player. As of October, 2011, he is ranked 8th in the International Table Tennis Federation . He began playing at the age of 6 and was picked for the Chinese men's national squad in 1993 when he was only 15 years old. Wang is the last man since Jiang Jialiang to... Wang Nan	Oh Sang-Eun Kim Moo-Kyo Kim Moo-Kyo Kim Moo-Kyo is a former female table tennis player from South Korea.-External links:*...	Yuzawa Ryo Okazaki Keiko
			Kim Song Hui Kim Hyon Hui Kim Hyon Hui Kim Hyun-Hui is a former North Korean operative responsible for the Korean Air Flight 858 bombing in 1987, which killed 115 people.- Early life :...