李曉霞奧運乒乓女子金牌, 但乃然是老二, 世界排名第2, 丁寧是一姐, 劉詩雯第3
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11 August 2012 Golden Girl in London but Li Xiaoxia is Still Miss Number Two
LI Xiaoxia outstanding at the Olympic Games. Photo by An Sung Ho.
Named "Miss Number Two" by her supporters, as a result of being the runner up at the World Championships in both 2007 and 2011; China's LI Xiaoxia, who won gold in both the Women's Singles and Women's Team events at the London Olympic Games, still cannot dispel the tag.
She is listed at no.2 on the Women's World Rankings issued by the International Table Tennis Federation, following the conclusion of proceedings in England's capital city on Wednesday 8th August 2012.
Compatriot, DING Ning, the player she beat in the final, retains her no.1 spot.
However, it is progress for LI Xiaoxia. She changes places with colleague LIU Shiwen, who did not compete in London. LIU Shiwen is now at no.3.
