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India women’s table tennis team loses in QFs vs Germany© AFP Archana Kamath gave a brief resistance but that was not enough as India lost 1-3 to technically superior Germany in the women’s table tennis team event quarterfinals of the Paris Olympics on Wednesday. Indian table tennis campaign ended with the loss. The…
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File photo of Manika Batra.© AFP Manika Batra’s dream run in the Paris Olympics has reached its end as India’s first-ever woman to reach the Round of 16 was defeated in the pre-quarterfinal in five games (4-1) by Japan’s Miu Hirano. Despite losing four games, Manika did not seem to be struggling in…
Sreeja Akula in action© AFP Sreeja Akula rallied to enter the pre-quarterfinals after a hard-fought 4-2 win over Singapore’s Jian Zeng in a women’s singles round of 32 match as Indian table tennis continued to make history at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday. On her 26th birthday, Sreeja won the match 9-11 12-10…
After entering the Round of 16 in Women’s singles at the Paris Olympics, India’s Table Tennis player Manika Batra said she was really happy after defeating France’s Prithika Pavade. “It was the best match, playing against a French player in France and winning was amazing. I’m really happy that I won against Prithika…
Paris: Manika Batra made history by becoming the first Indian table tennis player to reach the singles pre-quarterfinals at the Olympic Games with a fluent 4-0 win over world number 18 and home favourite Prithika Pavade here on Monday. The 29-year-old Manika dominated from start to finish for an 11-9 11-6 11-9 11-7 win…
Ace Indian paddler and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Manika Batra will take on Great Britain’s Anna Hursey in the women’s singles opening round, while veteran men’s player Achanta Sharath Kamal will clash with Deni Kozul of Slovenia on July 27, according to the draws announced on Wednesday. Manika, who is seeded 18th at…
Wiser after her maiden Olympics appearance in Tokyo, Indian table tennis star Manika Batra on Monday said she is focused on taking one match at a time in the upcoming Paris Games and a medal will not be in her mind in the initial rounds. Preparing for the Paris Olympics along with her…
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Sreeja Akula (16th) and Manika Batra (18th) are the highest-seeded Indian players at the Paris 2024 Olympics table tennis tournament, which begins on July 27. The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) revealed the seedings on Tuesday. A total of 67 players are seeded in each of the men’s and women’s singles competitions, while…
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The Olympic-bound Indian table tennis team is currently training in the German city of Saarbrucken with the support staff outnumbering the players who will be competing in Paris. Italy’s Massimo Costantini, who has returned as India’s head coach for a third third time ahead of the Paris Olympics, is getting help from former…
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Veteran Sharath Kamal and world no. 24 Manika Batra will lead the Indian men’s and women’s squads respectively at the Paris Games, where the country will make its Olympic debut in team events. The senior selection committee of the Table Tennis Federation of India on Thursday picked a six-member squad (three in each…
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