Stepping away as a player gives me more time to help & develop TT: Sharath
3 weeks, 4 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 Indian player. For the first time in 60 years, Indian table tennis got a medal at the Asian Games. Tough decisions & support system Retirement might have been a tough decision but that's something Sharath has been dealing with for a long time.

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Sharath Kamal, the relentless paddler who built Indian table tennis from the ground up
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3 weeks 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
3 weeks, 1 day 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
3 weeks, 3 days 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 …

Sharath Kamal to retire from table tennis with swansong in Chennai
3 weeks, 3 days 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. …

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

Olympian Archana Kamath quits Table Tennis to pursue higher studies
7 months, 1 week ago

Olympian Archana Kamath quits Table Tennis to pursue higher studies

The Hindu  

India’s Archana Kamath, who was part of the Indian women’s table tennis team at the Paris Olympics, which reached the quarterfinals, said she is retiring from competitive sport to focus on higher studies. “It was not an easy decision for me to make, but if I have retired from competitive table tennis, it is only and only because of my …

Archana Kamath, 24, calls time on Table Tennis career after representing India at Paris Olympics
7 months, 1 week 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
7 months, 1 week 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, 1 week 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's 6-member TT team all geared up to turn tables at Paris Olympics: UTT chairperson
8 months 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 …

India's top-ranked tennis player Sumit Nagal calls for serious efforts to popularise the sport in India
1 year, 5 months ago

India's top-ranked tennis player Sumit Nagal calls for serious efforts to popularise the sport in India

Firstpost  

“We are missing out on good infrastructure, a system to bring forth the best players in all categories, a centre offering well-known coaches from across the world, to get Indian players on the courts around the world,” says Nagal For an athlete, victories are shooting stars in an otherwise tough night sky of recovery, training, learning, losses, and struggles. In …

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” …

India can be among top five nations in table tennis, says Sathiyan
1 year, 8 months ago

India can be among top five nations in table tennis, says Sathiyan

The Hindu  

G. Sathiyan feels India has the potential to be among the top five table tennis nations and the rapid growth of the game can be fuelled further with an elusive medal at the Summer Olympics next year. “In the team rankings, right now we are closing in on the top 10, but the way we are playing as a unit, …

‘It’s our social responsibility to channelise youth energy towards sports’
1 year, 10 months ago

‘It’s our social responsibility to channelise youth energy towards sports’

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW Despite the torrential downpour that struck Lucknow on Saturday, tucked away in Babu Banarasi Das U.P. Badminton Academy, under a leaking indoor stadium roof, the table tennis matches raged on amidst chants and chaos. Kamlesh Mehta, former Indian Table Tennis team captain One of the special guests at this tournament, Kamlesh Mehta, former team India captain for table tennis …

Sharath Kamal: Table tennis star’s journey to the Khel Ratna
2 years, 4 months 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 …

36th National Games: Indian Table Tennis Enjoying Golden Era, Feels Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
2 years, 6 months ago

36th National Games: Indian Table Tennis Enjoying Golden Era, Feels Sathiyan Gnanasekaran

News 18  

G Sathiyan, the highest-ranked Indian paddler in the world, feels the country is enjoying a golden era in table tennis and believes that things will only get better from here. In Birmingham last month, Achnata Sharath Kamal won the men’s singles gold at the Commonwealth Games while Sathiyan bagged the bronze medal. India bagged two bronze medals in the 2018 …

Sharath Kamal — scaling new heights at 40
2 years, 7 months ago

Sharath Kamal — scaling new heights at 40

The Hindu  

“He has to be managed properly. At the same time, he is more mature than he was back then, so we need to make a plan considering all these aspects and I believe Sharath will soon give a huge reason to celebrate for the country.” Massimo Costantini, the former India table tennis head coach, had this to say about Sharath …

'Vintage' Achanta Sharath Kamal targets Olympic glory in Paris before calling it a day in table tennis
2 years, 7 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 …

Commonwealth Games 2022: ‘We are more mature now’, says Sathiyan after table tennis men’s team defends gold
2 years, 7 months ago

Commonwealth Games 2022: ‘We are more mature now’, says Sathiyan after table tennis men’s team defends gold

The Hindu  

The men’s team championship gold may have been India’s seventh table tennis gold in the Commonwealth Games history ever the sport was included in the Friendly Games in 2002. “Delighted with the aggressive brand of table tennis I played and I hope I can continue in the same mood for the remaining week.” Sathiyan admitted that Sharath “after creating a …

Accessible infrastructure to holistic coaching staff: how India can bridge Olympic/Paralympic gap
2 years, 9 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 …

Sharath Kamal blooms as table tennis hits an Indian high
3 years, 9 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 …

I Hope 2021 is a Game-changing Year for Me: Indian Table Tennis Star Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
4 years, 3 months 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 …

Sharath Kamal: Important for seniors to spread positivity among youngsters
4 years, 9 months ago

Sharath Kamal: Important for seniors to spread positivity among youngsters

The Hindu  

India’s top paddler Sharath Kamal said the pandemic has cast a gloom over the entire nation. At this point it is only trial and error.” L. Balaji, former India cricketer and Chennai Super Kings coach, said the pandemic might have hit the junior players in the U-16 and U-19 categories more, and hence they are in need of counseling. R. …

Manika Batra: Overcoming tough situations makes you strong
4 years, 10 months ago

Manika Batra: Overcoming tough situations makes you strong

The Hindu  

Indian table tennis star Manika Batra, on Friday, said meditation, workouts and reading books are some activities which are keeping her occupied during the nationwide lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Its just a matter of time.But with positive approach and hope to do something we will make a stong comeback.life is all about challenges.Overcoming difficult situations makes you strong.," …

Indian table tennis needs stronger guidance to think big, says Costantini
4 years, 11 months ago

Indian table tennis needs stronger guidance to think big, says Costantini

The Hindu  

The Indian table tennis team had a stellar run at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, winning eight medals including three gold, and at the Asian Games later that year, when it won two bronze. Paddlers like Manika Batra, G. Sathiyan and Manav Thakkar won multiple medals under the guidance of the 62-year-old Italian, who oversaw India’s most prolific year in the …

Tokyo Olympics: Indian table tennis team lauds postponement
5 years ago

Tokyo Olympics: Indian table tennis team lauds postponement

The Hindu  

The Indian national table tennis team has lauded and welcomed the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics. On Tuesday, Japan’s Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, and the head of the International Olympic Committee agreed to postpone the 2020 Games by a year in an extraordinary move as the world battles the coronavirus pandemic. It is a safe move for everyone.” “We will …

Sharath Kamal confident of India qualifying for Olympics
5 years, 2 months ago

Sharath Kamal confident of India qualifying for Olympics

The Hindu  

Ever since the Indian table tennis team has been without a foreign coach, India’s most-experienced paddler has taken charge. For A. Sharath Kamal, one of India’s most-decorated table tennis player, it is a way of giving back to the game that made him what he is today. In the last week of December, the Chennai-born paddler took part in a …

Table tennis year in review: G. Sathiyan comes of age
5 years, 3 months ago

Table tennis year in review: G. Sathiyan comes of age

The Hindu  

The sprightly G. Sathiyan came of age this year to take over the leadership mantle in Indian table tennis from veteran A. Sharath Kamal. Sathiyan is improving rapidly in the international arena and I am really happy for him,” said the 37-year-old Sharath, arguably the finest table tennis player India has produced. After winning a historic bronze at the Asian …

Manika Batra on split with coach: I had to be selfish for table tennis
5 years, 6 months ago

Manika Batra on split with coach: I had to be selfish for table tennis

The Hindu  

April 2018: She was instrumental in getting India’s women’s table tennis out of the shadow of the men, thanks to her record haul of four medals, including two golds, at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. September 2018: Having surged into the women’s top 50 in world rankings, she teamed up with legendary A. Sharath Kamal to fetch India …

UTT 2019: Benedikt Duda, Kirill Gerassimenko credit league for improvements in their game; Matilda Ekholm predicts bright future for Indian table tennis
5 years, 7 months ago

UTT 2019: Benedikt Duda, Kirill Gerassimenko credit league for improvements in their game; Matilda Ekholm predicts bright future for Indian table tennis

Firstpost  

The foreign players participating in this season of the Ultimate Table Tennis have been all praises for the league, lauding the efforts of the organisers In India, every sport has encountered a tipping point, the moment where it escapes obscurity and wades into the mainstream news cycle, forcing people to sit up and take notice. India’s top singles players Achanta …

Ultimate Table Tennis 2019: This is a new era in table tennis, says U Mumba coach Soumyadeep Roy
5 years, 7 months ago

Ultimate Table Tennis 2019: This is a new era in table tennis, says U Mumba coach Soumyadeep Roy

The Hindu  

The sport of table tennis in India has entered a new era and is not as nascent as it used to be, Arjuna awardee and former national champion Soumyadeep Roy has said. Speaking to Sportstar after his team’s 9-6 victory over RP-SG Mavericks Kolkata, he said, “When started, it helped a lot because we were rubbing shoulders with the top …

Indian table tennis: New coach Dejan Papic should not alter existing system too much, says Sharath Kamal
5 years, 8 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 …

TT news: India will become table tennis superpower, predicts junior coach Clarke
5 years, 8 months ago

TT news: India will become table tennis superpower, predicts junior coach Clarke

The Hindu  

Besides his expert advice on table tennis skills, Brett Clarke’s YouTube channel also lists his wild and whacky videos. Having seen the Indian table tennis system from the periphery during his playing days and been an integral part of it for a month, Clarke - the 2002 Commonwealth Games mixed doubles silver medallist - has no qualms in admitting India …

Commonwealth Table Tennis: Indian paddler Sharath Kamal confident of gold medal sweep
5 years, 8 months ago

Commonwealth Table Tennis: Indian paddler Sharath Kamal confident of gold medal sweep

The Hindu  

Given the feeble overseas challenge, Sharath Kamal is confident of the Indian men making an unprecedented gold medal sweep in the upcoming Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship in Cuttack this week. “Since England, Nigeria and Singapore are not fielding their best players, Indian men should win the team and open events,” said the winner of 10 medals, including the 2004 singles …

Sharath Kamal, G Sathiyan interview: Paddlers credit UTT, TTFI for rise of table tennis in India; target Olympics glory in Tokyo
5 years, 9 months ago

Sharath Kamal, G Sathiyan interview: Paddlers credit UTT, TTFI for rise of table tennis in India; target Olympics glory in Tokyo

Firstpost  

Firstpost caught with top table tennis players Sharath Kamal and G Sathiyan to discuss the story of India’s rise, the upcoming season of UTT, behind the scenes preparations of top athletes, personal goals and more. Sharath, who waged a lone battle to keep table tennis’ flag flying high in India before Sathiyan and Manika emerged on the scene, said the …

Down memory lane: Kamlesh Mehta recalls how table tennis went from a monsoon sport to a summer of excellence in 2018
5 years, 11 months ago

Down memory lane: Kamlesh Mehta recalls how table tennis went from a monsoon sport to a summer of excellence in 2018

Firstpost  

Table tennis veteran Kamlesh Mehta walks down the memory lane to reminisce about a time where, forget video tapes and analytics, Indian table tennis players didn’t even have coaches and only a rudimentary understanding of physical fitness. “If you want a video of mine, you can’t find it,” says Kamlesh Mehta, one of India’s most decorated table tennis champions. “At …

Neha Aggarwal interview: Ex-India paddler on roadmap Indian table tennis needs for Tokyo Olympics
6 years, 1 month ago

Neha Aggarwal interview: Ex-India paddler on roadmap Indian table tennis needs for Tokyo Olympics

Firstpost  

In the last few months, Indian table tennis made headlines and history. Neha Aggarwal tells Firstpost In the last few months, Indian table tennis made headlines and history. But with the Tokyo Olympics looming on the horizon, the next step Indian table tennis needs to take is to build on the momentum of the past few months. While the Table …

Table tennis: Still no coach for Indian TT contingent
6 years, 2 months ago

Table tennis: Still no coach for Indian TT contingent

The Hindu  

The Indian table tennis team’s preparations in an Olympic qualification year have hit a major roadblock with the players having to fend for themselves without a coach, following a path-breaking 2018. The Table Tennis Federation of India and the Sports Authority of India, which is the employer of all coaches, are still far from finding Massimo Costantini’s successor five months …

Table Tennis players eager to break the duck
6 years, 7 months ago

Table Tennis players eager to break the duck

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Having registered their best ever show at the Commonwealth Games during this year’s edition in Gold Coast, the Indian table tennis players carried a lot of expectations on their shoulders going into the 18th Asian Games. The CWG success, where they swept the men’s and women’s team events, and the performance at the World Team Championships, where the …

Table Tennis: Chances of an upset
6 years, 7 months ago

Table Tennis: Chances of an upset

The Hindu  

Following the table tennis contingent’s performance at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast earlier this year, where the country medalled in all seven disciplines, and the 13th place finish for the men’s squad at the World Table Tennis Championships in Sweden – the best ever for the country – the Indian camp is understandably upbeat ahead of the Asian Games. …

Sharath Kamal is looking to break into the top-30 after the upcoming Asian Games
6 years, 7 months ago

Sharath Kamal is looking to break into the top-30 after the upcoming Asian Games

The Hindu  

Sharath Kamal is eyeing a career-high sub-30 world ranking following the upcoming Asian Games in Indonesia. Speaking to Sportstar on the sidelines of Table Tennis Federation of India-hosted felicitation function for the medal winners of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games here on Sunday evening, Sharath said, “Owing to my pre-quarterfinal finish in the Australian Open, I expect to be around …

India's brilliant performance in CWG 2018 has provided platform for Table Tennis to grow, says ITTF CEO
6 years, 8 months ago

India's brilliant performance in CWG 2018 has provided platform for Table Tennis to grow, says ITTF CEO

Firstpost  

India delivered its best performance in TT at the CWG, bagging a record haul of eight medals, including an unprecedented gold in the women’s team and singles event. New Delhi: Indian paddlers’ historic performance at the 2018 Commonwealth Games has provided a brilliant platform to further grow the sport in the country, feels International Table Tennis Federation CEO Steve Dainton. …

ITTF CEO: CWG performance key to TT expansion in India
6 years, 8 months ago

ITTF CEO: CWG performance key to TT expansion in India

The Hindu  

Indian paddlers’ historic performance at the 2018 Commonwealth Games has provided a brilliant platform to further grow the sport in the country, feels International Table Tennis Federation CEO Steve Dainton. Paired with the CWG performance, the advent of a professional league, Ultimate Table Tennis, provides the players with the "much-needed exposure.'' READ| India ends action-packed CWG campaign with 66 medals …

Exclusive | 'Whenever I'm down, I bounce back quickly': India's golden girl Manika Batra reveals her strong point
6 years, 11 months ago

Exclusive | 'Whenever I'm down, I bounce back quickly': India's golden girl Manika Batra reveals her strong point

India TV News  

With a big responsibility on her shoulders to carry forward the baton of Indian table tennis, golden girl Manika Batra oozes confidence and charisma as she enters the TT playing area of Hansraj Model School in Punjabi Bagh, where she had spent most of her formative years learning the nitty-gritty's of the sport. Manika became a household name after her …

Easily the best table tennis I have played in my life, says Manika
6 years, 11 months ago

Easily the best table tennis I have played in my life, says Manika

The Hindu  

As the Indian women's table tennis contingent sat down for the most memorable dinner of their lives, Sportstar spoke with virtually each one of them about their historic achievement – beating Singapore, who in 2010 had become world champion by beating the mighty China – a few hours earlier. READ: Indian women claim gold in table tennis I feel Indian …

Stay close to table, exhorts Amalraj
7 years, 3 months ago

Stay close to table, exhorts Amalraj

The Hindu  

According to National table tennis champion Anthony Amalraj, "The present-day game is for players who stay close to table and play." "Speed and power are the essential ingredients of modern-day table tennis and both the equipment and the rules are favouring the fast-moving game,” the Arjuna awardee told Sportstar at the inaugural session of the 11Sports National table tennis championship …

Soumyajit Ghosh believes table tennis in India in its best phase, as country breaks into top-15
7 years, 7 months ago

Soumyajit Ghosh believes table tennis in India in its best phase, as country breaks into top-15

Firstpost  

Ace Indian paddler Soumyajit Ghosh, who along with G Sathiyan came close to toppling the top-seeded Japanese duo of Jin Uda and Maharu Yoshimura only to end with a silver in the men’s doubles at the Bulgaria Open in Panagyurishte last week, feels this is the best phase for table tennis in the country in recent times. Kolkata: Ace Indian …

Talented and improving: Indian Table Tennis on the right track
7 years, 7 months ago

Talented and improving: Indian Table Tennis on the right track

Firstpost  

The current era has impressive cluster of talent. Par Gerell, World No 43, reckons an Indian table tennis player will “break into the top 30 or 40” in the world in the next two-three years. Andrej Gacina, ranked 49 in the world, remarked that the current Indian contingent is “quite strong” while former Olympian and ex-women’s coach of Netherlands Elena …

Ultimate Table Tennis: A crucial learning curve for youth and junior paddlers
7 years, 8 months ago

Ultimate Table Tennis: A crucial learning curve for youth and junior paddlers

Firstpost  

One of the biggest factors for China’s unrelenting domination in Table Tennis is training a huge number of players from a young age. “I’ve told my parents, next year you will watch me playing in the Ultimate Table Tennis League.” Tanmay Rane is gearing up for a new challenge. “Since the 2008 and 2012 Olympic games, when India started winning …

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