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Up Against China, India Table Tennis Star Harmeet Desai Says India ‘Can Beat Any Team’

July 25, 2024 admin

Having played an important role in India clinching gold medals in the team competition in the 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games, star Indian paddler Harmeet Desai believes India has the ability to upset any team at the Olympic Games in Paris. On Thursday, he insisted that the team’s preparation was well on track…

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Olympics 2024: Indian Men’s Table Tennis Team To Face China In Opener, Manika Batra To Play Teenager

July 25, 2024 admin

Indian men’s table tennis team is set to face a formidable challenge as they compete against four-time gold medalists China in the opening round of the Paris Olympics. The women’s team, meanwhile, will face Romania in the round of 16. They could face, the Rio 2016 silver medallists Germany, in the second round….

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Manika Batra To Play Anna Hursey, Achanta Sharath Kamal To Take On Kozul In Paris Games Table Tennis Openers

July 24, 2024 admin

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…

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“Not Going To Repeat My Mistakes”: Manika Batra Ahead Of Paris Olympics

July 22, 2024 admin

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, Manika Batra Highest-Seeded Indian Players At Olympics

July 17, 2024 admin

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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In His Fifth Olympics, Sharath Kamal Feels His Best Is Yet To Come

July 8, 2024 admin

Set for his fifth Olympic appearance in Paris, Indian flagbearer Achanta Sharath Kamal feels he is scaling new heights with each passing year and believes his “best is yet to come.” The 41-year-old turned the clock back to win three gold medals, including one in men’s singles, at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games in…

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Sharath Kamal To Be India’s Flag Bearer, Mary Kom Appointed Chef De Mission For Paris Olympics

March 21, 2024 admin

Veteran table tennis player and reigning CWG champion Sharath Kamal will be India’s flag bearer at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games while legendary boxer MC Mary Kom was on Thursday appointed the chef de mission of the country’s contingent. Sharath Kamal symbolises “the unity and spirit of our contingent as they compete on the Olympic…

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Indian Men’s, Women’s Table Tennis Teams Script History; Qualify For Paris Olympics

March 4, 2024 admin

File photo of Sharath Kamal© AFP The Indian men’s and women’s teams on Monday scripted history as they qualified for the Olympics for the first time ever based on their world rankings. After the conclusion of the World Team Championships Finals in Busan last month, which served as the last qualifying event for the Paris…

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Asian Games, Table Tennis: Sutirtha And Ayhika Mukherjee Sign Off With Bronze After Losing To Korea

October 2, 2023 admin

Women’s doubles pair of Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee© Twitter Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee’s giant-slaying run ended with a bronze medal at the Asian Games after the Indian duo lost the closely-fought women’s doubles semifinal 3-4 to Korea in Hangzhou on Monday. Sutirtha and Ayhika brought the match on even-keel after trailing 2-3 but…

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Asian Games, Table Tennis: Sutirtha-Aihika Reach Women’s Double Semis, Assures At Least Bronze

September 30, 2023 admin

Sutirtha Mukherjee and Aihika Mukherjee shocked world champion Chinese pair Chen Meng and Yidi Wang to enter the women’s doubles semifinals, assuring India a historic table tennis medal at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Saturday. In the quarterfinals, Sutirtha and Aihika won 11-5, 11-5, 5-11, 11-9 and the victory over World No. 2 Chinese…

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