ATHENS, Aug. 19, 2004 (Xinhuanet) -- Zhang Ning, No.2 seed from China won the first gold for the Chinese badminton team by beating Mia Audina of the Netherlands 8-11, 11-6, 11-7 in the women's singles final match of the Olympic badminton tournament.

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