Japanese 18-year-olds Mima Ito and Hina Hayata finished runners-up at the table tennis world championships on Sunday, losing the women's doubles final to China's Wang Manyu and Sun Yingsha 4-2.Ito and Hayata, bronze medalists at the last worlds in 2017, were attempting to be the first Japanese duo to win a world title since 1967."We came in intent on winning, but for Japanese players, this is the stage where we always lose to the Chinese," Ito said. "They are like a wall for us. We were able to put up good fights, so we are getting stronger, but there is still a talent gap."With the match t…READ FULL ARTICLE
