Indian table tennis: New coach Dejan Papic should not alter existing system too much, says Sharath Kamal
5 years, 7 months ago

Indian table tennis: New coach Dejan Papic should not alter existing system too much, says Sharath Kamal

The Hindu  

Veteran Indian table tennis star Sharath Kamal hopes the arrival of new national coach, Dejan Papic, does not affect the existing system in place with just one year left for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Indian table tennis had made rapid strides under him with historic performances at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games and Jakarta Asian Games, where the country ended a 60-year-wait for a table tennis medal. Talking about the Olympics, Sharath said Indian table tennis is progressing in the right direction and that the nation has a strong team in place. - Growth of Indian table tennis has forced China and South Korea to notice us - Sharath also felt that India’s recent streak of strong performances at the Commonwealth Games and the 2018 Asian Games grabbed eye-balls aplenty in table-tennis powerhouses like China and South Korea.

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Sharath Kamal, the relentless paddler who built Indian table tennis from the ground up
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1 week, 5 days ago

Sharath Kamal, the relentless paddler who built Indian table tennis from the ground up

New Indian Express  

It’s difficult to quantify phrases like ‘giving back to the community’ from a sporting context. A Sharath Kamal, the ace Indian paddler who will step away from the table following this month’s World Table Tennis Star Contender event at Chennai. In 2025, there’s a floor, a ceiling and a steady stream of players who all cite ‘Sharath anna’ as the …

The Sharath Kamal Interview: Leaving on a high, eager to contribute as an administrator to Indian sports
1 week, 5 days ago

The Sharath Kamal Interview: Leaving on a high, eager to contribute as an administrator to Indian sports

The Hindu  

Achanta Sharath Kamal is set to retire from table tennis at a time when the sport is probably getting the sustained attention it has never experienced before. In an exclusive interview on the sidelines of the launch event of the WTT Star Contender Chennai, his career’s last professional tournament which will be played from March 25 to 30 at the …

After a storied career, Sharath keen to mentor young talent
2 weeks, 1 day ago

After a storied career, Sharath keen to mentor young talent

The Hindu  

Having called it a day, Sharath Kamal, India’s top paddler, said he is really excited for the next phase of his career. The multiple Commonwealth Games medallist picked his match against Olympic champion Ma Long at the Tokyo Olympics and the Indian men’s team defeating Japan in the 2018 Asian Games to bag a historic bronze as special. When for …

WTT Star Contender Chennai 2025: Sharath, Manika to spearhead Indian challenge; Chinese paddlers absent due to visa issues
2 weeks, 1 day ago

WTT Star Contender Chennai 2025: Sharath, Manika to spearhead Indian challenge; Chinese paddlers absent due to visa issues

The Hindu  

The WTT Star Contender, to be held from March 25 to 30 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai, will feature a host of Indian table tennis stars, including Sharath Kamal. Indian paddlers Sreeja Akula and Manika Batra, both ranked inside the Top 30, as well as Ayhika Mukherjee and Yashaswini Ghorpade will compete in women’s singles, where World …

TT great Sharath Kamal to call time on glorious career
2 weeks, 1 day ago

TT great Sharath Kamal to call time on glorious career

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: India table tennis legend A Sharath Kamal on Wednesday announced that the WTT Contender Chennai later this month will be his last tournament as a professional athlete, capping off an illustrious career spanning well over two decades.The WTT event will be played here from March 25 to 30. "I played my first international tournament in Chennai, I will be …

Sharath Kamal announces retirement from Table Tennis
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Sharath Kamal announces retirement from Table Tennis

Hindustan Times  

India table tennis legend A Sharath Kamal on Wednesday announced that the WTT Contender Chennai later this month will be his last tournament as a professional athlete, capping off an illustrious career spanning well over two decades. Sharath Kamal Achanta took part in his fifth and final Olympics in Paris last year. Sharath has won as many six gold medals …

Sharath Kamal to retire from table tennis with swansong in Chennai
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Sharath Kamal to retire from table tennis with swansong in Chennai

The Hindu  

One of India’s most celebrated table tennis players, Sharath Kamal, has announced his retirement from the sport. Chennai is a city that grows on you, says Sharath Kamal The five-time Olympian is the highest-ranked Indian in the world at 42, according to the latest World Table Tennis ranking list, which is a good 18 places above Manav Thakkar at 60. …

TRIBUTE: Sharath Kamal set to retire from professional table tennis
2 weeks, 1 day ago

TRIBUTE: Sharath Kamal set to retire from professional table tennis

The Hindu  

Achanta Sharath Kamal, India’s most celebrated paddler, has announced his retirement from table tennis with the upcoming WTT Star Contender in Chennai set to be his last outing. READ: USA-born Hyderabad paddler Satya Aspathi hopes to find a spot in Olympics 2028 From winning the men’s singles and team gold at the 2006 Games in Melbourne on his debut to …

Table tennis great Sharath Kamal announces retirement after two-decade-long career
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Table tennis great Sharath Kamal announces retirement after two-decade-long career

India Today  

Table tennis great Achantha Sharath Kamal announced he will be retiring from professional sport after the WTT Contender tournament in Chennai in March. Sharath Kamal won as many as 10 National Championship titles, inspiring a generation of Indian paddlers. "And so, five Olympics later, 10 National Championship titles in hand, international medals, and the honour of wearing the India jersey …

Sharath Kamal to retire after WTT Contender Chennai
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Sharath Kamal to retire after WTT Contender Chennai

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Sharath Kamal, 42, on Wednesday announced that the WTT Contender Chennai which will be played from March 25 to 30 this month will be his last tournament as a professional table tennis player. As per the latest World Table Tennis ranking list, Sharath is a good 18 places above Manav Thakkar who is the second highest ranked Indian player, …

Stepping away as a player gives me more time to help & develop TT: Sharath
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Stepping away as a player gives me more time to help & develop TT: Sharath

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: All good things eventually come to an end. Table tennis ace A Sharath Kamal's decorated journey is set to end soon as the 42-year-old announced his retirement from the sport on Wednesday. As per the latest World Table Tennis ranking list, Sharath — who is ranked 42 — is 18 places above Manav Thakkar, who is the second-highest ranked …

Giant-killer Diya Chitale believes India’s table tennis moment will arrive — but it can’t be forced
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Giant-killer Diya Chitale believes India’s table tennis moment will arrive — but it can’t be forced

The Hindu  

Diya Chitale’s parents often went on vacations when she was a little girl. “I think I was really confident throughout the Nationals and was able to execute everything my coach Sachin Shetty and I had worked out.” Incidentally, Diya is currently the World No. They broke the myth that foreigners are better than us and I think it’s definitely possible …

Diya Chitale’s wait ends for senior national table tennis title
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Diya Chitale’s wait ends for senior national table tennis title

Hindustan Times  

Surat: An hour before the final, Diya Chitale approached the practice table with a specific routine prepared. Diya Chitale’s wait ends for senior national table tennis title At the Pandit Dindayal Indoor Stadium in Surat, Chitale was to play two-time winner Sreeja Akula in the women’s singles final of the Senior National Table Tennis Championships. Akula uses the tricky long …

National Table Tennis Championships 2025: Delhi youngster Payas beats top seed Sathiyan to enter semifinals; TN wins men’s doubles gold
1 month, 3 weeks ago

National Table Tennis Championships 2025: Delhi youngster Payas beats top seed Sathiyan to enter semifinals; TN wins men’s doubles gold

The Hindu  

An action-packed penultimate day of the 86th Senior National Table Tennis Championship started off with the second seeds in men’s and women’s singles – Harmeet Desai and Swastika Ghosh, respectively – bowing out in the round of 32. And the day of upsets was capped off with Payas Jain – the promising youngster from Delhi – dominating top seed G. …

National Table Tennis Championships 2025: Bengal’s Nandini Saha upsets defending champion Poymantee Baisya
1 month, 3 weeks ago

National Table Tennis Championships 2025: Bengal’s Nandini Saha upsets defending champion Poymantee Baisya

The Hindu  

Perhaps spurred on by the loudspeakers blaring from the adjoining school to the Pandit Dindayal Upadhyay Indoor Stadium in Surat, the dark horses exceeded expectations and pushed the favourites to their limits in the 86th Senior National Table Tennis Championship. On Friday, young Nandini Saha of Bengal caused a major upset by ousting defending champion and eighth seed Poymantee Baisya …

National Table Tennis Championships 2025: Disputed faction from Rajasthan qualifies for next year’s National Games
1 month, 3 weeks ago

National Table Tennis Championships 2025: Disputed faction from Rajasthan qualifies for next year’s National Games

The Hindu  

It may not have won a medal, but the sensational run of the TTFI-1 men’s team – comprising one of the disputed factions of the Rajasthan Table Tennis Association – has created a stir at the 86th Senior National Table Tennis Championship. The TTFI-1 men – including Shubham Ojha, Harsh Srivastava, Priyansh Bhati, Anukram Jain and Lakshya Toshniwal – first …

National Table Tennis Championships 2025: PSPB men and women reach finals, set to face RSPB
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

National Table Tennis Championships 2025: PSPB men and women reach finals, set to face RSPB

The Hindu  

The Petroleum Sports Promotion Board men had a nervy moment in their pursuit of the men’s team championship crown for the 23rd consecutive edition, as Delhi pushed them to the brink before the powerhouse team set up a final showdown against the Railways Sports Promotion Board in the 86th Senior National Table Tennis Championship on Tuesday. However, Sathiyan saved three …

TABLE TENNIS | Petroleum and Railways set up title clashes
1 month, 3 weeks ago

TABLE TENNIS | Petroleum and Railways set up title clashes

The Hindu  

Petroleum Sports Promotion Board’s bid to lift the men’s team championship crown for the 23rd edition in succession hit a minor bump against Delhi before they set up a final showdown against Railways Sports Promotion Board in the 86th senior National table tennis championship here on Tuesday. While the PSPB girls hardly sweated against Gujarat in the semifinal, RSPB’s Kaushani …

WTT Star Contender 2025 to be held in Chennai for first time after two editions in Goa
1 month, 3 weeks ago

WTT Star Contender 2025 to be held in Chennai for first time after two editions in Goa

The Hindu  

The World Table Tennis Star Contender will be held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai for the first time from March 25 to 30. We are also in talks with Stupa for talent development.” Earlier, in a release, Tamil Nadu’s Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, said, “Hosting the WTT Star Contender in Chennai is a proud moment for …

National Table Tennis Championships 2025: Senhora D’Souza’s crunch win helps Maharashtra beat Assam, TN beats Bengal in men’s section
2 months ago

National Table Tennis Championships 2025: Senhora D’Souza’s crunch win helps Maharashtra beat Assam, TN beats Bengal in men’s section

The Hindu  

Trisha Gogoi gave Assam the best chance by overcoming both her fancied opponents in a nail-biting clash. But Senhora D’Souza saved Maharashtra – last year’s bronze medallist – the agony of a round of 16 exit by clinching the decisive game of the deciding tie despite having her backs to the wall. Riding on Senhora’s comeback win, Maharashtra edged past …

National Table Tennis Championships 2025: Defending men’s champion PSPB makes solid start, Suhana helps Haryana beat UP
2 months ago

National Table Tennis Championships 2025: Defending men’s champion PSPB makes solid start, Suhana helps Haryana beat UP

The Hindu  

The 86th Senior National Table Tennis Championship started off on an expected note, with the favourites sailing through most of the team championship’s league stage proceedings at the Pandit Dindayal Upadhyay Indoor Stadium here on Sunday. Men’s defending champion Petroleum Sports Promotion Board crushed Uttarakhand and Chhattisgarh with an identical margin of 3-0 to enter the knockouts. Barring G. Sathiyan, …

2024 Year in Sport, Table tennis: Historic firsts, big retirements and a promising future
2 months, 2 weeks ago

2024 Year in Sport, Table tennis: Historic firsts, big retirements and a promising future

The Hindu  

Just like badminton, table tennis was also another sport to be axed from the list of disciplines of the upcoming 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. Here are some of the highlights from table tennis in 2024: January - Sreeja Akula, one of the most improved players amongst India’s women paddlers this year, clinched her maiden international title after she …

Harmeet Desai hungry for more silverware after Ultimate Table Tennis triumph
6 months, 1 week ago

Harmeet Desai hungry for more silverware after Ultimate Table Tennis triumph

The Hindu  

He has been the silent contributor in Indian men’s slow rise on the table as a force to reckon with in the international arena. No wonder then that Harmeet Desai was at the forefront of a historic moment to cap off the fifth season of Ultimate Table Tennis in Chennai on September 7. “It’s not only the talk of Indian …

Ultimate Table Tennis 2024: How Chennai is lapping up TT action
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Ultimate Table Tennis 2024: How Chennai is lapping up TT action

The Hindu  

The golden point has been announced and the crowd is on the edge of its seat. Table tennis comes to life at Chennai’s Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, with the ongoing Ultimate Table Tennis league dishing up some exciting matches for the city’s sports enthusiasts. “I remember him winning his first medal and feeling very proud,” she recalls, “I immediately pestered …

Ultimate Table Tennis 2024: Sharath roars for Lions to make a case for knockouts
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Ultimate Table Tennis 2024: Sharath roars for Lions to make a case for knockouts

The Hindu  

Inspired by its veteran captain A. Sharath Kamal, Chennai Lions roared in its last league match and made a strong case for a semifinal place against all odds by crushing Puneri Paltans Table Tennis with a record victory margin of 12-3 in the Ultimate Table Tennis’ penultimate league clash on Tuesday night. However, Sakura Mori’s first defeat of the season …

UTT 2024: Manika Batra Helps Bengaluru Smashers Beat Puneri Paltan Table Tennis
6 months, 3 weeks ago

UTT 2024: Manika Batra Helps Bengaluru Smashers Beat Puneri Paltan Table Tennis

News 18  

Star paddler Manika Batra survived the giant-slaying Ayhika Mukherjee to lead her team, PBG Bengaluru Smashers to 10-5 victory against Puneri Paltan Table Tennis in Ultimate Table Tennis 2024 at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium today. The tie started with 17-year-old Ankur Bhattacharjee of Puneri Paltan Table Tennis taking on Bengaluru Smashers’ Jeet Chandra. With Bengaluru Smashers needing just one point …

Archana Kamath, 24, calls time on Table Tennis career after representing India at Paris Olympics
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Archana Kamath, 24, calls time on Table Tennis career after representing India at Paris Olympics

India TV News  

India’s budding paddler Archana Kamath has decided to call time on her playing career to pursue academics as she doesn’t really see a future for herself in the sport moving forward. Having been the recipient of extraordinary support, including financial, I can confidently say, that it wasn’t in any way a financial decision,” Archana told The Indian Express. She also …

Archana Kamath quits professional table tennis to pursue academic career in US
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Archana Kamath quits professional table tennis to pursue academic career in US

New Indian Express  

India's women's table tennis player, Archana Kamath, who played a crucial role in the Paris Olympics 2024 to lead the country to the quarter-finals, announced her decision to quit professional table tennis and focus on her academic career. The 24-year-old who had helped India achieve a historical feat in the Olympics by reaching the quarters, decided to carry forward her …

Can see growth, especially in women's table tennis in India: Manika on UTT tournament
7 months ago

Can see growth, especially in women's table tennis in India: Manika on UTT tournament

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Indian table tennis is headed in the right direction thanks to the advent of the UTT tournament which attracts top players from across the world, feels Manika Batra, who is the most prominent face of the women's game in the country. Manika and Sreeja Akula recently made history by becoming the first Indian table tennis players to reach the …

India lose to Germany 1-3 in women's Table tennis team event, Indian campaign ends in Paris Olympics
7 months, 1 week ago

India lose to Germany 1-3 in women's Table tennis team event, Indian campaign ends in Paris Olympics

Hindustan Times  

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 here on Wednesday. Sreeja Akula and Archana Girish Kamath of India play against Yuan Wan and Shan Xiaona of Germany in the Women's Team Quarterfinal match Indian table tennis …

The Chinese coach who teaches table tennis to the world
7 months, 2 weeks ago

The Chinese coach who teaches table tennis to the world

China Daily  

Chinese table tennis coach Han Hua helped the French team in its endeavors at the 2016 European Championships and the 2016 Rio Olympics. XINHUA PARIS — With a pair of spectacles perched on his nose, 66-year-old Han Hua told tales of his illustrious table tennis coaching career, brandishing photos that captured his triumphs in China, Tunisia and France. Under his …

India's 6-member TT team all geared up to turn tables at Paris Olympics: UTT chairperson
7 months, 3 weeks ago

India's 6-member TT team all geared up to turn tables at Paris Olympics: UTT chairperson

Hindustan Times  

Commonwealth Games champion Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra will lead the six-member Indian table tennis team at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Table Tennis players Sharath Kamal and Manav Thakkar with Head Coach Massimo Costantini during the Ultimate Table Tennis 2024 Player Draft, in Mumbai, Wednesday, July 10 The most exciting part about the Indian table tennis contingent, however, has been …

Paris Olympics 2024, table tennis draw: Manika Batra vs Anna Hursey in singles; Sharath Kamal faces Deni Kozul
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024, table tennis draw: Manika Batra vs Anna Hursey in singles; Sharath Kamal faces Deni Kozul

Firstpost  

Manika, who is seeded 18th at the Paris Games, had become the first women’s table tennis player from India to make it to the round of 32 in singles at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. India’s Paris Olympics 2024 flag bearer and legendary table tennis player Achanta Sharath Kamal will face Deni Kozul of Slovenia in the men’s singles opening …

Paris Olympics 2024: Indian table tennis closing on slice of history
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Indian table tennis closing on slice of history

The Hindu  

Even before India’s largest table tennis contingent checks into the Olympic Village, that’s the one-word summation of its Paris 2024 campaign. India’s men and women have qualified for the team championship at the Olympics for the first time since table tennis became an Olympic sport in 1988. India’s table tennis team for Paris 2024 includes eight players, including a reserve …

Ultimate Table Tennis | Chennai Lions has the oldest and the youngest paddlers on its roster
8 months, 1 week ago

Ultimate Table Tennis | Chennai Lions has the oldest and the youngest paddlers on its roster

The Hindu  

Chennai Lions had retained the oldest member — A. Sharath Kamal — for the fifth edition of the Ultimate Table Tennis. The Lions also have both the table tennis Padma Shri recipients in the squad, with Sharath — seated on the yellow table hours before departing for his record fifth Olympic bid — welcoming veteran Mouma Das to the fold. …

Costantini seeks more consistent results over 'sporadic' shocks
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Costantini seeks more consistent results over 'sporadic' shocks

Hindustan Times  

Stationed at the SAI centre on the outskirts of Bengaluru, Massimo Costantini is busy watching a bunch of videos of India’s Olympics-bound paddlers, “about their recent performances, good and bad," he says. Back for his third stint as national coach after leaving Indian table tennis at its zenith in 2018, the 66-year-old Italian has in front of him “multiple objectives …

Table tennis | Need to improve fitness and tactics to beat the Chinese, says Manika Batra
10 months, 1 week ago

Table tennis | Need to improve fitness and tactics to beat the Chinese, says Manika Batra

The Hindu  

Manika Batra could not be more thrilled about bossing the World No. Manika shocked Wang Manyu, the 2021 World Champion in women’s singles and member of the Olympic gold-winning Chinese team at the Tokyo Olympics, before blanking 14th-ranked Nina Mittelham from Germany to make it a special week in Saudi Arabia. I had a lot of fun beating her,” said …

Ludhiana lad grabs three gold in national para table tennis
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Ludhiana lad grabs three gold in national para table tennis

Hindustan Times  

Fighting against all odds, Shubham Wadhwa, a computer science engineering student and a para table tennis player, won three gold medals in mixed doubles, men’s doubles and men’s single Class-3 category at the Ultimate Table Tennis Para Table Tennis National Championship 2023-24 in Indore on Friday, among 18 players from different states. Wadhwa, trained by his coach Sahil Sharma, who …

Table Tennis: Massimo Costantini In Line to Return for Third Stint as Head Coach
1 year ago

Table Tennis: Massimo Costantini In Line to Return for Third Stint as Head Coach

News 18  

India’s elite table tennis players could soon have the services of a head coach after six years with Italy’s Massimo Costantini likely to return to the country for his third stint with the national team. The 65-year-old’s second stint culminated with India’s historic performance at the 2018 Asian Games where the country won a table tennis medal for the very …

Table tennis: Indian teams qualify for Paris Olympics, script history
1 year ago

Table tennis: Indian teams qualify for Paris Olympics, script history

The Hindu  

The Indian men’s and women’s teams 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 Olympics, seven spots in the team events remained, which have been awarded to …

ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships: Ayhiya Mukherjee stuns World No. 1 Sun Yingsha
1 year, 1 month ago

ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships: Ayhiya Mukherjee stuns World No. 1 Sun Yingsha

The Hindu  

The Indian women’s team went down fighting 2-3 to top seed China in their first group match of the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Busan on Friday. Manika Batra, India’s highest ranked player at 36, caved in without much of a fight to Wang Manyu, World No.4. With the match tied at 1-1, Sreeja Akula, ranked 49, played, perhaps …

How India’s table tennis stars are charting a course to the Paris Olympics
1 year, 1 month ago

How India’s table tennis stars are charting a course to the Paris Olympics

Live Mint  

The International Table Tennis Federation World Team Table Tennis Championships that begins in Busan, South Korea, on 16 February will mark India’s first chance of qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympics this summer. With athletes from China continuing to dominate the sport—including the world’s top five male and top four female players—India’s best chance of success in TT in Paris …

TENNIS | I am here to get the kids to the next level, says SDAT’s High Performance Director Sanjai
1 year, 1 month ago

TENNIS | I am here to get the kids to the next level, says SDAT’s High Performance Director Sanjai

The Hindu  

An Overseas Citizen of India, Sanjai Sundaram is crystal clear in his role and goal as High Performance Coach for tennis. Appointed by Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu on an 11-month contract, Sanjai, born to parents hailing from Tamil Nadu, is eager to make the kids aged u-12 and u-14 raise their standards. Sanjai will visit the tennis centres …

National Table Tennis Championship 2023 review and analysis
1 year, 2 months ago

National Table Tennis Championship 2023 review and analysis

The Hindu  

Before reflecting on the year-ending National Table Tennis Championship, it is important to know the background, dotted with the continued indifference of those trusted with running the Table Tennis Federation of India, after the turmoil in its administration in the recent past. If 2023 was seen as a season of hope for Indian table tennis lovers, it sadly managed to …

Foreigners benefit from nation's table tennis expertise
1 year, 3 months ago

Foreigners benefit from nation's table tennis expertise

China Daily  

Former Olympic and world champion Zhang Yining coaches students at Shanghai University of Sport's China Table Tennis College. Loi, 23, a keen table tennis player from Papua New Guinea, has been under the watchful eye of Olympic and world champion Zhang Yining at Shanghai University of Sport's China Table Tennis College, or CTTC. Jointly established by China's General Administration of …

Asian Games shows Indian table tennis a doubles direction
1 year, 5 months ago

Asian Games shows Indian table tennis a doubles direction

Hindustan Times  

Straight from breaching the Chinese table tennis bastion that fetched them the bronze medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games, Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee will jump into the World Table Tennis circuit in Muscat, competing at a WTT Contender event that begins on Saturday. “We have some good doubles teams and we can surely put greater focus on doubles going …

The Mukherjees — Ayhika and Sutirtha — who caused a flutter at Hangzhou
1 year, 5 months ago

The Mukherjees — Ayhika and Sutirtha — who caused a flutter at Hangzhou

The Hindu  

They share the same surname. India’s dynamic duo beat China’s Meng Chen and Yidi Wang in the quarterfinal to secure a table tennis bronze for India at the Asian Games on Saturday. This ploy helped them win the World Table Tennis Contender title in Tunisia in June, a first by an Indian women’s pair. They're best friends In Hangzhou, Ayhika …

Asian Games 2023, India stuns China in table tennis: Sutirtha and Ayhika, the Mukherjees from Naihati, beat the dragon at its game in its den
1 year, 5 months ago

Asian Games 2023, India stuns China in table tennis: Sutirtha and Ayhika, the Mukherjees from Naihati, beat the dragon at its game in its den

The Hindu  

They share the same surname. No wonder then that minutes after they achieved the biggest win of their career - by stunning China’s Chen Meng and Wang Yidi in the women’s doubles quarterfinal to ensure a historic table tennis medal for India at the Hangzhou Asian Games - the duo together got on to a WhatsApp call with “Roy da” …

Asian Games 2023, Table Tennis: Ayhika, Sutirtha reach semi-finals in women's doubles event, assured of a medal
1 year, 5 months ago

Asian Games 2023, Table Tennis: Ayhika, Sutirtha reach semi-finals in women's doubles event, assured of a medal

India Today  

India's duo of Ayhika Mukherjee and Sutirtha Mukhrejee beat world champions and world number 2 China in the quarter-finals of the women's doubles event in table tennis. Asian Games 2023: Women's doubles Table Tennis This win assured India for its first medal in table tennis at the 2023 Asian Games. Dominated the Chinese pair as we secure a medal in …

Asian Games 2023: Indian Table Tennis team pips Yemen, Singapore to remain on top of Group F
1 year, 5 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Indian Table Tennis team pips Yemen, Singapore to remain on top of Group F

The Hindu  

The Indian men’s table tennis team consolidated its position at the top of Group F with wins over Yemen and Singapore at the Gongshu Canal Sports Park Gymnasium on Friday. Sharath Kamal, G. Sathiyan and Harmeet Desai had straight games victories in their respective singles matches in a 3-0 sweep of Yemen. In the women’s team, Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula …

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