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Table Tennis debuted as a medal sport in the Olympics at the 1988 Games in Seoul. Four events were competed:

1) Men's Singles - gold medal won by Yu Nam-Gyu of South Korea.
2) Women's Singles - gold medal won by Chen Jing of China.
3) Men's Doubles - gold medal won by Chen Longcan and Wei Qingguang of China.
4) Women's Doubles - gold medal won by Hyeon Jeong-Hwa and Yang Yeong-Ja of South Korea.

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