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China beat Japan to win women's doubles gold

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China's Tian Qing (L) looks up to return a shot as her teammate Zhao Yunlei falls down during their women's doubles badminton gold medal match against Japan's Mizuki Fujii and Reika Kakiiwa at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Wembley Arena August 4, 2

Aug. 5

LONDON (Reuters) - China's Tian Qing and Zhao Yunlei beat Japan's Mizuki Fujii and Reika Kakiiwa 21-10 25-23 to win the women's badminton doubles Olympic gold medal on Saturday.

Tian and Zhao secured China's third gold medal of the badminton tournament at the London Games.

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