Olympics-Table Tennis-Germany overjoyed after dramatic men's team win

TOKYO :German's trio of Patrick Franziska, Dimitrij Ovtcharov and Timo Boll celebrated an emotional 3-2 win over the Japanese men's team in their semi-final match on Wednesday.

"It was really a workout I would say, just to watch the lat two games," Boll laughed, his voice hoarse from shouting after every point. "If we can be on our peak, all three of us have the skills and the will to win the match. We will definitely go no limits to prove that this is our time."China kept alive its chances of maintaining an undefeated Olympic teams table tennis record when its women's and men's teams easily beat their respective opponents in the semi-finals.

While South Korean paddler Lee edged his opponent Ma, Olympic singles gold medallist, by scoring two sets in the latter half of the deciding match, he eventually lost steam in the final fifth set to lose 2-3.

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