Japan falls to dominant China in Asian Games women's table tennis doubles

TOYOTA, Japan - Japan's Miwa Harimoto and Hina Hayata lost 4-0 to dominant Chinese pair Kuai Man and Wang Manyu in the women's doubles table tennis final at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Monday.

Trying to win Japan's first gold medal in the event since 1966, Harimoto, 18, and Hayata, 26, booked their place in the final with a 4-0 semifinal victory over Doo Hoi Kem and Ng Wing Lam of Hong Kong earlier in the day at Sky Hall Toyota.