‘Not today, not yet’: Sharath Kamal sets sights on 2024 Paris Olympics after strong show against Ma Long
3 years, 4 months ago

‘Not today, not yet’: Sharath Kamal sets sights on 2024 Paris Olympics after strong show against Ma Long

The Hindu  

After ending his fourth Olympic appearance by making the defending gold medallist Ma Long of China sweat it out in the men’s singles third round, A. Sharath Kamal, the torch-bearer of Indian table tennis for almost two decades, looks back on his exploits in Tokyo and assures that he is not ready to hang up his boots yet. And then from the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games, it’s going to be another six months to one year for the Olympic qualifiers to come up, where we will actually try and qualify for the team event. That’s where we stand a good chance to win a medal in the next Olympic Games. For me, during the Olympic Games, people around me and the whole table tennis fraternity is always so much, so I had to really shut it out for myself to keep focus on the game.

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Ultimate Table Tennis 2024: How Chennai is lapping up TT action
3 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 …

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

Two table tennis players are competing in the Paris Olympics and Paralympics
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Two table tennis players are competing in the Paris Olympics and Paralympics

Associated Press  

PARIS — Two table tennis players will enjoy the full experience of the Paris Games. “It’s awesome, an absolute privilege to be able to do it,” said Tapper, who also did the double in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and in Tokyo three years ago. “It’s so difficult to earn a spot for the Olympics, the competition is very tough,” …

Table tennis players at the Paris Olympics keep their eyes on the ball
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Table tennis players at the Paris Olympics keep their eyes on the ball

Associated Press  

PARIS — Table tennis at the Paris Olympics has reached the knockout rounds for singles play, with men’s and women’s medals set to be handed out this weekend. Sinagapore’s Zeng Jian plays against India’s Sreeja Akula during a women’s singles round of 32 table tennis match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in Paris, France. Denmark’s Anders …

Table Tennis World No.1 Wang Chuqin Suffers Shock Loss After Broken Bat at 2024 Paris Olympics
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Table Tennis World No.1 Wang Chuqin Suffers Shock Loss After Broken Bat at 2024 Paris Olympics

News 18  

China’s table tennis world number one Wang Chuqin suffered a shock defeat in the men’s Olympic singles on Wednesday, a day after having his bat broken. Wang won mixed doubles gold on Tuesday in Paris but his elation quickly turned to anger after a photographer accidentally snapped his bat while jostling to take a picture. With his playing partner Sun …

Focus Is To Play Every Match With My Best Effort: Manika Batra Reacts After Creating History In Paris Olympics 2024
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Focus Is To Play Every Match With My Best Effort: Manika Batra Reacts After Creating History In Paris Olympics 2024

News 18  

Indian table tennis star Manika Batra expressed her joy after becoming the first Indian paddler to reach the round of 16 at the Olympics. The Indian table tennis player will face either Hong Kong China’s Zhu Chengzhu or eighth-seeded Japanese player Miu Hirano next. My focus is to play every match with my best effort and enjoy the Olympics and …

India's 6-member TT team all geared up to turn tables at Paris Olympics: UTT chairperson
4 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 2024 Olympics: Elena Rybakina pulls out of Olympic tennis events
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Elena Rybakina pulls out of Olympic tennis events

The Hindu  

The Olympic tennis competition suffered another blow as women’s third seed Elena Rybakina joined a lengthy list of non-starters due to illness just hours after the draw took place at Roland Garros on Thursday. On Wednesday, men’s world number one and top seed Jannik Sinner of Italy had to withdraw from the singles and doubles because of illness while exciting …

Paris Olympics 2024, table tennis draw: Manika Batra vs Anna Hursey in singles; Sharath Kamal faces Deni Kozul
4 months, 4 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 2024 table tennis draw announced
5 months ago

Paris 2024 table tennis draw announced

China Daily  

The draw ceremony of table tennis of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games is held at South Paris Arena in Paris of France on July 24, 2024. World No 1 mixed doubles pair Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha of China, No 3 Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin of South Korea, Chinese Taipei's Lin Yun-ju and Chen Szu-yu and host nation France's …

Paris 2024 table tennis draw announced
5 months ago

Paris 2024 table tennis draw announced

China Daily  

The draw ceremony of table tennis of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games is held at South Paris Arena in Paris of France on July 24, 2024. World No 1 mixed doubles pair Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha of China, No 3 Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin of South Korea, Chinese Taipei's Lin Yun-ju and Chen Szu-yu and host nation France's …

Rafael Nadal 'Not Comfortable' Ahead of 2024 Paris Olympics Bid
5 months ago

Rafael Nadal 'Not Comfortable' Ahead of 2024 Paris Olympics Bid

News 18  

Rafael Nadal will head to the Paris Olympics chasing a third gold medal but admitted his “level was so far from what it should be” after losing in the Bastad clay-court final on Sunday. The 38-year-old Spanish great went down to a straight-sets defeat to Portuguese journeyman Nuno Borges in his first final since capturing a 14th French Open in …

Paris Olympics 2024: All Eyes on Rohan Bopanna and Sumit Nagal as India Aim to Relive Tennis Glory
5 months ago

Paris Olympics 2024: All Eyes on Rohan Bopanna and Sumit Nagal as India Aim to Relive Tennis Glory

News 18  

The 1996 Olympics was, historically speaking, the pinnacle of Indian tennis as a sport. Veteran tennis player Rohan Bopanna, who has represented India in the Olympics twice in 2012 and 2016, paired with N Sriram Balaji, will compete in the men’s doubles while tennis phenom Sumit Nagal will vie for a medal in the men’s singles. India will not have …

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

At the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, tennis is as odd a fit as ever
5 months ago

At the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, tennis is as odd a fit as ever

New York Times  

For many, tennis and the Olympics are an odd combination, and never more so than for the Paris Games in 2024. “That’s going to be iconic,” said Tiafoe, who is confident he will still be good enough to make the team when the Summer Games take place in Los Angeles in four years’ time. GO DEEPER 'I didn't know if …

Paris Olympics: What to know and who to watch during the table tennis competition
5 months, 1 week ago

Paris Olympics: What to know and who to watch during the table tennis competition

Associated Press  

A roadmap to follow for the table tennis competition at the Paris Olympics: Athletes to Watch —Ma Long, China: The 35-year-old table tennis icon is the reigning Olympic champion. —Sun Yingsha, China: Sun is the top-ranked woman and helped China win gold at the Tokyo Games in the women’s team competition. —Ni Xialian of Luxembourg will be the oldest table …

Olympics 2024: China’s Ma Long gets a shot at sixth table tennis gold in Paris
7 months, 1 week ago

Olympics 2024: China’s Ma Long gets a shot at sixth table tennis gold in Paris

The Hindu  

China’s Ma Long will get a shot at winning a sixth Olympic gold medal in Paris in August despite having been denied the chance to claim a third straight singles title at his fourth Summer Games. The 14-times world champion, now 35, won team golds at all three of his previous Games and back-to-back men’s singles titles in Rio and …

Sharath geared up for last dance in Paris
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Sharath geared up for last dance in Paris

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI : Just as Spring turns to full fledged Summer in Paris, some of the world's most decorated athletes will descend on the city for the Olympics. "Team qualification had been the main goal over the last two years," he says. An upset and you are in with a chance" For the record, a team qualification means two players from …

Table tennis: Indian teams qualify for Paris Olympics, script history
9 months, 2 weeks 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 …

How India’s table tennis stars are charting a course to the Paris Olympics
10 months, 1 week 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 …

ITTF Announces VR Table Tennis World Title Event in 2024
1 year ago

ITTF Announces VR Table Tennis World Title Event in 2024

News 18  

The International Table Tennis Federation Executive Board has announced an inaugural VR table tennis world title event scheduled for 2024. VR table tennis gained international recognition when it was featured as an exhibition sport at the Olympic Esports Week in Singapore in June 2023. “VR table tennis represents an integral part of the ITTF’s mission to elevate the profile of …

Asian Games shows Indian table tennis a doubles direction
1 year, 2 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 …

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, 2 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” …

'Olympic Games Are Obviously A Priority' Says Iga Swiatek Over French Open 2024 Schedule Blocking
1 year, 3 months ago

'Olympic Games Are Obviously A Priority' Says Iga Swiatek Over French Open 2024 Schedule Blocking

News 18  

World No.2 Iga Swiatek shared her ‘priority’ to play in the 2024 Olympic Games, and also expressed disappointment with the World Tennis Association for scheduling the Roland Garros 2024 just before the Paris Games. Roland Garros which is scheduled from May 28- June 9, 2024 in the State Roland Garros in Paris will be played just before the Olympic Games, …

Asian Games 2023: Indian Table Tennis and Women's Football Team Take Off For Hangzhou
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Indian Table Tennis and Women's Football Team Take Off For Hangzhou

News 18  

The Indian table tennis and women’s football teams have taken off for Hangzhou for the Asian Games on Monday. The Women’s football team were given an enthusiastic send-off at the Indira Gandhi International Airport as they were headed for the 19th edition of the Asian Games being held in China. Led by Commonwealth Games men’s singles gold medallist Achanta Sharad …

Table tennis plans to allow Russians back, on IOC advice
1 year, 8 months ago

Table tennis plans to allow Russians back, on IOC advice

The Hindu  

Russian players are set to return to table tennis events after the sport’s governing body on Thursday followed the International Olympic Committee’s advice to let them compete as neutrals. The decision by the International Table Tennis Federation paves the way for players from Russia and its ally Belarus to end a year-long exclusion from competitions during Russia’s war in Ukraine. …

Sharath Kamal: Table tennis star’s journey to the Khel Ratna
2 years, 1 month ago

Sharath Kamal: Table tennis star’s journey to the Khel Ratna

Live Mint  

Table tennis player Achanta Sharath Kamal is 40 years old, a four-time Olympian and seven-time gold medallist at the Commonwealth Games. It is a fantastic moment for me and for Indian table tennis.” Afterall, Sharath, fondly called ‘Anna’ by Indian athletes, has witnessed, and been an integral part of, the transformation of table tennis in India from a recreational sport …

China Replicates Beijing Olympic 'Bubble' for Rare Sports Event
2 years, 2 months ago

China Replicates Beijing Olympic 'Bubble' for Rare Sports Event

News 18  

China will replicate its Covid-secure Olympic bubble when it hosts its first major international sports event since the Beijing Winter Games — with organisers calling it a “roller-coaster ride". Much like the Beijing Olympics and Paralympics in February-March, the tournament will unfold in a “closed loop" to satisfy the strict zero-Covid policies which have seen most other major sports events …

National Games 2022, Table Tennis: Athletes in action on Day 2, What happened on Day 1?
2 years, 3 months ago

National Games 2022, Table Tennis: Athletes in action on Day 2, What happened on Day 1?

The Hindu  

The National Games 2022 table tennis event will take place at PDDU Indoor Stadium, Surat from September 20 to September 24. SCHEDULE DAY 2 - Event TIME OPPONENT 1 VS OPPONENT 2 Women's team semifinals 10 AM Maharashtra vs Tamil Nadu Women's team semifinals 10 AM Telangana vs West Bengal Men's team semifinals 12 PM Gujarat vs West Bengal Men's …

National Games 2022, Table Tennis: Schedule, athletes in action, timings
2 years, 3 months ago

National Games 2022, Table Tennis: Schedule, athletes in action, timings

The Hindu  

The National Games 2022 table tennis event will take place at PDDU Indoor Stadium, Surat from September 20 to September 24. To ensure the presence of Achanta Sharath Kamal, G Sathiyan and Manika Batra, who will compete at the World Table Tennis Championships, the table tennis events were scheduled earlier than the other competitions. Gujarat, the host of the 36th …

'Vintage' Achanta Sharath Kamal targets Olympic glory in Paris before calling it a day in table tennis
2 years, 4 months ago

'Vintage' Achanta Sharath Kamal targets Olympic glory in Paris before calling it a day in table tennis

Firstpost  

At 40, Sharath returned from Birmingham as the most-decorated Indian athlete at the Games, with four medals. New Delhi: Ageing like fine wine, Sharath Kamal has set his sights on yet another shot at the Olympics, his confidence boosted by a grand showing at the recently-concluded Commonwealth Games. “I always try to keep my body and mind fit, especially because …

Eyes firmly set on Paris 2024
2 years, 4 months ago

Eyes firmly set on Paris 2024

Hindustan Times  

The last time Indians won medals at a major multi-sport event, a majority of the medallists got entangled in the loopy celebratory chain of euphoria upon its conclusion, shutting off seasons and drifting away from training and competitions for months. The men’s team has a World Cup before that in January next year, where the Tokyo bronze medallists’ takeaways from …

Accessible infrastructure to holistic coaching staff: how India can bridge Olympic/Paralympic gap
2 years, 5 months ago

Accessible infrastructure to holistic coaching staff: how India can bridge Olympic/Paralympic gap

The Hindu  

The Tokyo Olympics is over, and the euphoria generated by India’s best haul of seven medals at the Games — a gold, two silver and four bronze — is beginning to fade away. Indian table tennis veteran Sharath Kamal, at 39, made his fourth Olympics and feels better infrastructure is the key to improving India’s medal tally. If kids have …

Explained: The selection mess surrounding India's table tennis team for 2022 Commonwealth Games
2 years, 6 months ago

Explained: The selection mess surrounding India's table tennis team for 2022 Commonwealth Games

Firstpost  

The Indian table tennis federation is back in the news and once again for all the wrong reasons. “I am senior India rank 4 and according to existing criteria of selection process I’m No 4, but in spite of that I’m dropped from Indian’s women’s team for the Commonwealth Games team. Dear sir @PMOIndia @ianuragthakur I'm Swastika Ghosh, senior India …

Exclusive | G Sathiyan sets sights on 2024 Paris Olympics, teams up with Manika Batra in mixed doubles
3 years, 4 months ago

Exclusive | G Sathiyan sets sights on 2024 Paris Olympics, teams up with Manika Batra in mixed doubles

India TV News  

He describes his time in Tokyo as a learning curve. Notching up a win on his Olympic debut would have made the experience even better but star Indian paddler G Sathiyan now shifts his focus towards the Hungarian Open, with Paris Olympics in his mind and Manika Batra by his side. In an exclusive interview with India TV, Sathiyan, who …

The Most Thrilling Olympic Sport Is Played in Basements Nationwide
54 years, 11 months ago

The Most Thrilling Olympic Sport Is Played in Basements Nationwide

Slate  

In my humble, four-year-fan, casual-viewer opinion, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics hasn’t gotten much better than this: Do you see those beautiful exchanges? Ever since I was entranced by the debut of the team table tennis event in Beijing’s 2008 Games, I’ve been trying to get other American viewers on board, to sadly little avail. The 2020 Tokyo Games has seen …

Tokyo 2020: Sharath Kamal to face Ma Long; Manika Batra, Sutirtha Mukherjee bow out
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo 2020: Sharath Kamal to face Ma Long; Manika Batra, Sutirtha Mukherjee bow out

The Hindu  

A. Sharath Kamal, the flag-bearer of Indian table tennis, entered the round of 32 in men’s singles, while India’s campaign in women’s singles ended in Tokyo on Monday. Sharath overcame stiff resistance from Portugal's Tiago Apolonia to enter the men’s singles third round. While 10th seed Sofia Polcanova of Austria proved too hot to handle for Manika Batra in the …

Tokyo 2020: China table tennis boss says Olympic playing areas too small
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo 2020: China table tennis boss says Olympic playing areas too small

The Hindu  

China's table tennis chief on Tuesday claimed the "smaller than usual" size of the playing areas may affect players' performance and safety, in his latest complaints about the Tokyo Olympics. I just measured it at six by 11 metres," Chinese Table Tennis Association president Liu Guoliang told state broadcaster CCTV. Liu previously complained about what he viewed as the Tokyo …

Tokyo Olympics table tennis: Sharath Kamal says India's team best ever
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics table tennis: Sharath Kamal says India's team best ever

The Hindu  

Ahead of his departure for Tokyo for the upcoming Olympics beginning July 23, paddler Sharath Kamal on Saturday said that this is the best table tennis contingent that India has ever sent to the Games. The first batch of India's Olympic-bound athletes will depart for Tokyo on Saturday evening. Hopefully, this is India's best Olympic Games we've done so far. …

China's table tennis chief relieves players' Olympic gold sweeping pressure
3 years, 6 months ago

China's table tennis chief relieves players' Olympic gold sweeping pressure

China Daily  

Liu Guoliang says the rise of new global talents is good for table tennis. WEIHAI, China - Liu Guoliang, president of the Chinese table tennis association, hopes the all-conquering Chinese team can rule out the burden of sweeping gold medals in the final stage of its Tokyo Olympics preparation. Talking about the star-studded team's prospect in Tokyo, the home court …

France to feature in women's table tennis team event at Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 6 months ago

France to feature in women's table tennis team event at Tokyo Olympics

China Daily  

BEIJING - Team France has accepted the team quota relocation from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to play in the women's team event at the Tokyo Olympic Games, the International Table Tennis Federation announced on Tuesday. The French National Olympic Committee had confirmed Yuan Jia Nan and Prithika Pavade as the two players previously qualified, and Stephanie Loeuillette was …

ITTF announces full Olympic roster
3 years, 6 months ago

ITTF announces full Olympic roster

China Daily  

Xu Xin/Liu Shiwen of China celebrate after winning the mixed doubles final over Yoshimura Maharu/Ishikawa Kasumi of Japan at the 2019 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships in Budapest, Hungary on April 26, 2019. BEIJING - Table tennis's world governing body ITTF on Monday revealed the full list of qualified athletes for the men's and women's singles and mixed doubles competitions …

Sharath Kamal blooms as table tennis hits an Indian high
3 years, 6 months ago

Sharath Kamal blooms as table tennis hits an Indian high

Hindustan Times  

“This” is him feeling fit as a teen at 38; playing some of the best table tennis of his professional career close to two decades into it; being optimistic that his most productive Olympics --- his fourth, the most out of the officially qualified Indian athletes so far— would be in Tokyo one year before he turns 40. “I guess …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: China table tennis facing 'unprecedented threat' at Games
3 years, 7 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: China table tennis facing 'unprecedented threat' at Games

Firstpost  

Home advantage for fierce rivals Japan, inconsistent form among China’s top players, and uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic suggest the world’s most populous country might not have it all their own way when the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics start in just over two months. Shanghai: China have won 28 of 32 table tennis gold medals awarded at the Olympics, …

World Table Tennis Championships Confirmed for Houston from Nov 23
3 years, 8 months ago

World Table Tennis Championships Confirmed for Houston from Nov 23

News 18  

The World Table Tennis Championships will be held as per schedule from November 23 to 29 in Houston, USA, the game’s governing body ITTF has said. ITTF CEO Mr. Steve Dainton said: “It’s great news to confirm the 2021 event. “Since Houston, USA, was awarded the event the whole table tennis world has been excited to have the event for …

Sharath Kamal available for National Table Tennis Championship
3 years, 11 months ago

Sharath Kamal available for National Table Tennis Championship

The Hindu  

Nine-time champion Sharath Kamal will look to improve his record of titles in the National Table Tennis Championship at Sonipat from February 18 to 27. READ| “Since the International Table Tennis Federation has announced its calendar with two events in Doha, Qatar, we wanted to ensure our players are ready to participate in these.“All the safety protocols and government advisories …

I Hope 2021 is a Game-changing Year for Me: Indian Table Tennis Star Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
4 years ago

I Hope 2021 is a Game-changing Year for Me: Indian Table Tennis Star Sathiyan Gnanasekaran

News 18  

2021 is going to be a big year – it is the Olympic year! “More than the matches, I think the level of training I have got, practicing with top Japanese players, I don’t think I would have got this kind of practice available anywhere else. Sathiyan spoke about the “tough” quarantine he had in Tokyo because he began playing …

Table Tennis World Team Championships Canceled in 2020 Due to Coronavirus
4 years ago

Table Tennis World Team Championships Canceled in 2020 Due to Coronavirus

News 18  

The 2020 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships was cancelled amid the COVID-19 resurgence in South Korea, the International Table Tennis Federation announced on Tuesday. President of the Korea Table Tennis Association Ryu Seung-min was informed by the South Korean authorities that it would not allow major international sporting events over the next few months. The ITTF said in a …

International table tennis returns after 238-day COVID-19 hiatus with tournaments in China
4 years, 1 month ago

International table tennis returns after 238-day COVID-19 hiatus with tournaments in China

Firstpost  

The ITTF, the sport’s world governing body, said in September that players would be banned from breathing on balls and there would be no handshakes after matches. Shanghai: Top players said they were nervous and rusty, but excited, as international table tennis returned this week in China after an enforced eight-month break because of the coronavirus. The events are also …

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