China's women gave the country its third gold medal in table tennis on Tuesday. The job done, the players hit their coach with a request: Time off to be tourists in London.

"I arrived in London more than 10 days ago, but I have not been to any famous places like Big Ben," said Li Xiaoxia, who won singles gold a few days ago.

On Tuesday, she teamed with silver-medalist Ding Ning and Guo Yue to win the team event, defeating Japan 3-0 in a sport that China dominates like no other.

"I hope tomorrow I can do something like a city tour," Li added. "But it will depend on the coach, if he will agree with that or not."

That put coach Shi Zhihao on the spot.

"The last thing Li Xiaoxia said is wrong," he replied. "After the Olympics, they can do whatever they want."

— Stephen Wade — Twitter: http://twitter.com/StephenWadeAP

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