Saito gets record 101st win at national table tennis tournament

Saito gets record 101st win at national table tennis tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Saito returns the ball to Shusei Tanimoto during their first-round match at the national table tennis championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Jan. 14, 2010. Saito picked up his 101st career singles win, setting a Japanese table tennis record by breaking a tie with 100-match female winner Kazuko Ito.

67-year-old granny Ito wins career No. 100 at nationals

67-year-old granny Ito wins career No. 100 at nationals

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuko Ito, a 67-year-old grandmother and former world doubles champion, beats a high school player to claim an unprecedented 100th singles victory at the table tennis national championships in Tokyo on Dec. 18. Ito made her first appearance in the national championships in 1954 and won the women's singles title twice. She won world doubles and team titles between the late 1950s and early 1960s.

67-year-old granny Ito wins career No. 100 at nationals

67-year-old granny Ito wins career No. 100 at nationals

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuko Ito, a 67-year-old grandmother and former world doubles champion, beats a high school player to claim an unprecedented 100th singles victory at the table tennis national championships in Tokyo on Dec. 18. Ito made her first appearance in the national championships in 1954 and won the women's singles title twice. She won world doubles and team titles between the late 1950s and early 1960s. (Kyodo)

Saito gets record 101st win at national table tennis tournament

Saito gets record 101st win at national table tennis tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Saito returns the ball to Shusei Tanimoto during their first-round match at the national table tennis championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Jan. 14, 2010. Saito picked up his 101st career singles win, setting a Japanese table tennis record by breaking a tie with 100-match female winner Kazuko Ito. (Kyodo)