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6:9 – More Support Staff Than Players In India’s Olympics Table Tennis Contingent

July 15, 2024 admin

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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Paris 2024: Sharath Kamal, Manika Batra To Lead India In Olympic Team Debut

May 16, 2024 admin

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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Table Tennis: Manika Batra, Manush Shah-Manav Thakkar Pair Bow Out Of Asian Games

September 30, 2023 admin

Commonwealth Games gold medallist Manika Batra produced an error-filled game to get knocked out in the quarterfinals of the women’s singles table tennis competition at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Saturday. Manika went down against world No. 4 Yidi Wang of China 8-11, 12-10, 6-11, 4-11, 14-12, 5-11 and her defeat also marked the…

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Manika Batra Progresses To Quarterfinals; Sharath Kamal, G Sathiyan Crash Out

September 29, 2023 admin

Commonwealth Games gold medallist Manika Batra progressed to the women’s singles quarterfinals but veterans A Sharath Kamal and G Sathiyan crashed out in the pre-quarterfinals of the table tennis competition in the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Friday. In the men’s singles, Sharath fought bravely against Chinese Taipei’s Chih-Yuan Chuang but eventually the latter prevailed…

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Asian Games 2023: Manika Batra, Sharath Kamal, G Sathiyan storm into pre-quarterfinals

September 28, 2023 admin

Hangzhou: Star Indian paddlers Manika Batra, Sharath Kamal and G Sathiyan dominated their opponents en route their pre-quarterfinals entry in the table tennis competition at the Asian Games on Thursday. Sharath, a team bronze winner in 2018 Asian Games, never gave a chance to Mohammed Shaffan Ismail, his opponent from Maldives before winning 11-9, 11-2,…

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Asian Games 2023: G Sathiyan-Manika Batra, Harmeet Desai-Sreeja Akula Pairs Enter Mixed Doubles Pre-Quarters

September 27, 2023 admin

India’s G Sathiyan and Manika Batra stormed into the mixed doubles pre-quarterfinals of the table tennis competition in the Asian Games on Wednesday. Sathiyan and Batra defeated Thailand’s Napat Thanmathikom and Suthasini Sawettabut 10-12, 11-8, 11-3, 11-8. Later, Harmeet Desai teamed up with Sreeja Akula to overcome Macau’s Chi Cheng Cheong and Hui Li Seak…

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Indian Men And Women Paddlers Start Asian Games 2023 Campaign On Winning Note

September 22, 2023 admin

Representative image© X (formerly Twitter) The Indian paddlers began their campaign at the Asian Games on a rousing note with both the men and women teams registering wins in their respective preliminary group matches on Friday. The men’s team started off with a facile 3-0 victory over Yemen and then got the better of Singapore…

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Asian Games 2023: Indian Women’s Table Tennis Team Starts Campaign With Win Over Singapore

September 22, 2023 admin

The Indian women’s table tennis team started off their campaign with a hard-fought win over Singapore in their Group F match at the ongoing Asian Games at Hangzhou on Friday. India beat Singapore by 3-2. In the first match of the tie, Ayhika Mukherjee took on Jian Zeng in women’s singles competition. Jian won the…

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Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: India Hope For Rowers’ Success, Quest For Table Tennis Gold Begins

September 22, 2023 admin

Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: India Begin Quest For Table Tennis Gold© AFP Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: The Indian contingent had a somewhat good start to their campaign at the Asian Games 2023 and they will be looking to continue their run on Friday. Rowing has been a strong discipline for India…

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Asian Games 2023: Sharath Kamal, Manika Batra-Led Team India Begins Table Tennis Campaign

September 21, 2023 admin

File photo of Manika Batra (left) and Sharath Kamal.© Twitter Hangzhou : The 10-member Indian table tennis squad, led by veteran Sharath Kamal and ace paddler Manika Batra, will start its campaign at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou on Friday. Table Tennis will be the focus of unmatched fervour and excitement during the Asian Games…

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