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Top-seeded Gao Jun, a 43-year-old in a sport dominated by teens, breezed through the U.S. Olympic table tennis trials in Cary, N.C., winning three matches Sunday to finish 11-0 and claim one of four women’s berths in the North American Trials. Barney Reed was one of four that gained men’s spots in the three-day, round-robin tournament. “They’ve got us playing four matches a day,” Reed said as his father massaged his sore left shoulder after Saturday’s competition. “That’s like four boxing matches, going seven rounds each time. It’s grueling.”
