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 my parents to get me into the sport too and the very next day, I managed to land a ball.” Years later, her brother and Bernadette would clash against each other in mixed doubles at the Romanian championships. I would like to help India get an Olympic medal that I could personally not get as a player.” Lily Zhang Lily Zhang, among US’s top paddlers, is loving her time playing against Indian players in the current season of UTT. “I fell in love with the sport, and every day, I used to look forward to my classes.” Today, having played the sport for 21 years, Lily — a six-time national champion in the US, apart from representing the country at the Olympics — is still in love with it.

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New sports facility, funded by anonymous alumnus, inaugurated at IIT-Madras
1 month, 2 weeks ago

New sports facility, funded by anonymous alumnus, inaugurated at IIT-Madras

The Hindu  

An alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras has funded a sports complex, housing badminton, table tennis and an open tennis court. The Sitara indoor sports complex, inaugurated on Monday, will supplement the existing sports facilities, including basketball, volleyball, football and cricket grounds, besides the gymkhana sports complex and the swimming pool. The complex was inaugurated by table tennis …

Harmeet Desai hungry for more silverware after Ultimate Table Tennis triumph
3 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Lily Zhang Interview | It’s been a valuable experience in Ultimate Table Tennis
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Lily Zhang Interview | It’s been a valuable experience in Ultimate Table Tennis

The Hindu  

The points format in the Ultimate Table Tennis league has added that extra bit of unpredictability and pressure on the favourites as well as the underdogs. To meet players with different rubbers has been really amazing as I don’t get to even train that way. I don’t get to play against such players regularly even at the international level. In …

Ultimate Table Tennis 2024: Sharath roars for Lions to make a case for knockouts
3 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
3 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 quits professional table tennis to pursue academic career in US
4 months 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 …

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 …

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 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 …

Ultimate Table Tennis 2024 schedule announced: Goa Challengers to take on Jaipur Patriots in opener
5 months ago

Ultimate Table Tennis 2024 schedule announced: Goa Challengers to take on Jaipur Patriots in opener

Hindustan Times  

The schedule for Ultimate Table Tennis 2024 was announced on Friday, and a total of 23 exciting ties are set to take place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai from August 22 to September 7. The defending champions, the Goa Challengers, and newcomers, the Jaipur Patriots, will kickstart the table tennis extravaganza in the tournament opener. UTT 2024 …

Ultimate Table Tennis 2024 schedule: Goa Challengers takes on Jaipur Patriots in opening match
5 months ago

Ultimate Table Tennis 2024 schedule: Goa Challengers takes on Jaipur Patriots in opening match

The Hindu  

Defending champion Goa Challengers will face newcomer Jaipur Patriots in the opening match of the Ultimate Table Tennis scheduled to be held here from August 22 to September 7. Debutant team Ahmedabad SG Pipers will launch its campaign against Puneri Paltan Table Tennis on Day 2, while Chennai Lions will face PBG Bengaluru Smashers in an exciting southern derby later …

Ultimate Table Tennis | Chennai Lions has the oldest and the youngest paddlers on its roster
5 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. …

Ludhiana lad grabs three gold in national para table tennis
9 months 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 …

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 …

TENNIS | I am here to get the kids to the next level, says SDAT’s High Performance Director Sanjai
10 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Indian sports news wrap, October 9
1 year, 2 months ago

Indian sports news wrap, October 9

The Hindu  

TENNIS Digvijay Pratap Singh the top seed in the M15 Ahmedabad 2023 Davis Cupper Digvijay Pratap Singh has been seeded No.1 in the $15,000 ITF men’s tennis tournament being played at the Ahmedabad City Tennis Foundation courts from Tuesday. Kamesh Srinivasan HOCKEY CM Excellent High School wins with goals from Leoni, Salomi Leoni Hemram and Salomi Nag scored the goals …

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 …

The Mukherjees — Ayhika and Sutirtha — who caused a flutter at Hangzhou
1 year, 2 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, 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” …

Asian Games 2023, Table Tennis: Ayhika, Sutirtha reach semi-finals in women's doubles event, assured of a medal
1 year, 2 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 …

Chance for Neeraj Chopra-led India to showcase its sporting prowess at Asian Games
1 year, 3 months ago

Chance for Neeraj Chopra-led India to showcase its sporting prowess at Asian Games

The Hindu  

India is fielding a jumbo contingent of around 650 athletes at the Asian Games in Hangzhou. Sreeshankar has had a good year too, with six 8m-plus jumps, but did not qualify for the final of the World Championships, while China’s Jianan Wang made the last 12 after a season-best 8.34m. India expects to follow up good show in archery India …

India at Asian Games on Sep 22: Table tennis stars begin campaign, IND volleyball team hope to continue dream run
1 year, 3 months ago

India at Asian Games on Sep 22: Table tennis stars begin campaign, IND volleyball team hope to continue dream run

Hindustan Times  

India's table tennis players start off their Asian Games campaign in Hangzhou with the team events on Friday. While the men's team play two matches, the women's team have one tie scheduled for September 23 at the Gongshu Canal Sports Park Gymnasium, which is a day before the opening ceremony. Meanwhile, the Indian men's volleyball team take on Chinese Taipei …

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 …

Sharath Kamal stresses need to appoint full-time overseas coach, high-performance director
1 year, 4 months ago

Sharath Kamal stresses need to appoint full-time overseas coach, high-performance director

The Hindu  

A. Sharath Kamal, on the cusp of featuring in his fifth Asian Games, has stressed on the need for the Table Tennis Federation of India to appoint a high-performance director and a full-time overseas national coach. Coach, it’s been almost five years,” Sharath, the Chennai Lions captain for the Ultimate Table Tennis’ fourth edition, told Sportstar after securing a semifinal …

WATCH | UTT highlights: Chennai Lions beats Puneri Paltan in season opener
1 year, 5 months ago

WATCH | UTT highlights: Chennai Lions beats Puneri Paltan in season opener

The Hindu  

The Ultimate Table Tennis Season 4 began with some exhilarating action as defending champion Chennai Lions began its title defense with a commanding victory against Puneri Paltan Table Tennis here at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Mahalunge-Balewadi in Pune on Thursday. Chennai Lions played brilliantly from the start of the tie and defeated Puneri Paltan Table Tennis by 10-5 team …

Ultimate Table Tennis 2023: Defending champion Chennai Lions starts with thumping win over Puneri Paltans
1 year, 5 months ago

Ultimate Table Tennis 2023: Defending champion Chennai Lions starts with thumping win over Puneri Paltans

The Hindu  

The Ultimate Table Tennis may have returned after almost four years but Chennai Lions literally continued from where it had left in 2019. Riding on veteran A. Sharath Kamal and star female paddler Yangzi Liu, the Lions pocketed four of the five matches in the opening tie at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex on Thursday night. WATCH | UTT …

Ultimate Table Tennis: Sharath Kamal leads charge as Chennai Lions takes on Puneri Paltan TT
1 year, 5 months ago

Ultimate Table Tennis: Sharath Kamal leads charge as Chennai Lions takes on Puneri Paltan TT

The Hindu  

He has been the poster boy for Indian table tennis for almost two decades. It will be fitting that a day after turning 41, A. Sharath Kamal will lead the charge for Chennai Lions’ defence against Puneri Paltan TT on Thursday in the Ultimate Table Tennis opener, the franchise-based table tennis league that returns after a three-year hiatus. RELATED | …

Ultimate Table Tennis: All you need to know about the UTT 2023, format, team news, live streaming info
1 year, 5 months ago

Ultimate Table Tennis: All you need to know about the UTT 2023, format, team news, live streaming info

The Hindu  

Table tennis is a game of skill enjoyed by many around the world. Ultimate Table Tennis is a table tennis league highly anticipated by players and fans. Ultimate Table Tennis is India’s top table tennis league and had a run for three consecutive seasons, from 2017 to 2019. The Ultimate Table Tennis league consists of six teams. Ultimate Table Tennis …

‘It’s our social responsibility to channelise youth energy towards sports’
1 year, 6 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, G Sathiyan and Manika Batra key attractions among Indians for Ultimate Table Tennis
1 year, 7 months ago

Sharath Kamal, G Sathiyan and Manika Batra key attractions among Indians for Ultimate Table Tennis

Firstpost  

The fourth season of Ultimate Table Tennis is scheduled to be held at the Balewadi Sports Complex in Pune from 13 to 30 July and the player draft will be held in Mumbai next month. Mumbai: Veteran paddler Sharath Kamal, G Sathiyan and Manika Batra will headline the Indian line-up while world no 12 Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri will be among …

Table Tennis Nationals review: Sathiyan steps up in Sharath’s absence, Sreeja adds second successive crown
1 year, 8 months ago

Table Tennis Nationals review: Sathiyan steps up in Sharath’s absence, Sreeja adds second successive crown

The Hindu  

It’s a packed calendar for senior Indian table tennis players in 2023. Sharath Kamal, India’s star paddler and defending champion, pulled out of the singles event of the Senior Nationals precisely because of the workload he might encounter. Already saddled with the work of co-chairperson of the International Table Tennis Federation’s Athletes’ Commission, a role for which he travels within …

Ultimate Table Tennis league to have fourth season in July
1 year, 8 months ago

Ultimate Table Tennis league to have fourth season in July

Live Mint  

Table tennis league Ultimate Table Tennis is set to return after a three-year hiatus and is scheduled to be held in July this year in Pune. The franchise-based league is promoted by Niraj Bajaj, chairman of Mukand Limited, and Vita Dani, chairperson of 11EVEN Sports, under the Table Tennis Federation of India. Five of the six franchises will participate in …

Ultimate Table Tennis to return for Season 4, to begin in July
1 year, 8 months ago

Ultimate Table Tennis to return for Season 4, to begin in July

The Hindu  

Ultimate Table Tennis - the franchise-based table tennis league featuring star international paddlers - will resume after a three-year hiatus, with its fourth edition to be played in Pune from July 13 to 30. They are U Mumba TT, Puneri Paltan Table Tennis, Goa Challengers, Dabang Delhi TTC and RPSG Mavericks Kolkata. “We are absolutely delighted to announce the return …

Feels great that a big WTT event has come to India, says Sharath
1 year, 9 months ago

Feels great that a big WTT event has come to India, says Sharath

The Hindu  

His campaign in the WTT Star Contender Goa 2023 may have been over on the first day of the main draw itself, but Sharath Kamal stayed on till the penultimate day and lent support to the biggest table tennis tournament in India. “Not a great tournament for me personally, but feels great that a big WTT event has come to …

WTT Star Contender Goa: Sharath Kamal, Sathiyan, Manika Batra Lead Strong Indian Challenge
1 year, 9 months ago

WTT Star Contender Goa: Sharath Kamal, Sathiyan, Manika Batra Lead Strong Indian Challenge

News 18  

Multiple-time Commonwealth Games medallist Achanta Sharath Kamal, G Sathiyan and top woman player Manika Batra will lead India’s challenge in World Table Tennis Star Contender Goa 2023 to be held in Panjim from February 27 to March 5. The WTT Star Contender is the biggest-ever table tennis tournament to be held in India and will see top international stars in …

Goa to Host First Ever World Table Tennis Series Event in India from February 27
2 years ago

Goa to Host First Ever World Table Tennis Series Event in India from February 27

News 18  

Goa will host India’s first ever World Table Tennis series event from February 27 to March 5, it was announced here on Thursday. WTT Series is the official professional table tennis series of events, with the world’s best players facing each other off in various category tournaments throughout the year with the four Grand Smashes being the ultimate prize to …

Table tennis makes net gains in Pakistan
2 years ago

Table tennis makes net gains in Pakistan

China Daily  

ISLAMABAD — Asad Ali, 30, has been playing table tennis for the last 10 years, and with each passing year not only does his interest in the game increase, but also the regret of not getting the opportunity to start it earlier in life. Satti says a large number of girls also play table tennis in her club, and the …

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 …

At 38, India's Table Tennis Star Mouma Das Still Packs a Punch
2 years, 3 months ago

At 38, India's Table Tennis Star Mouma Das Still Packs a Punch

News 18  

At 38, Mouma Das insists that she doesn’t have any targets to pursue or specific ambitions to fulfil but wants to enjoy playing the sport she loves the most. Mouma did just that when she saved two match points before defeating 19-year-old Diya Chitale of Maharashtra in five sets to set up West Bengal’s victory in the table tennis women’s …

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 …

36th National Games: Indian Table Tennis Enjoying Golden Era, Feels Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
2 years, 3 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 …

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 …

‘It’s a miracle’: Chennai tennis icon Vijay Amritraj on organising WTA 250 Chennai Open 2022
2 years, 3 months ago

‘It’s a miracle’: Chennai tennis icon Vijay Amritraj on organising WTA 250 Chennai Open 2022

The Hindu  

The wait is finally over for the city’s tennis fans. Ever since the new State Government took over, it had been suggested that they were ‘very keen’ on bringing tennis back to the city. “It is indeed a miracle,” says Chennai’s tennis icon and Tamil Nadu Tennis Association president Vijay Amritraj, speaking from one of the rooms in the Nungambakkam …

Chennai back on the world tennis map
2 years, 3 months ago

Chennai back on the world tennis map

Hindustan Times  

Five years ago in a WTA tournament in India, the singles trophy was won by Aryna Sabalenka, the Russian currently ranked No 6 in the world who took US Open winner Iga Swiatek to three sets in the semi-final. The WTA 250 Chennai Open begins on Monday, bringing top level tennis back to Chennai after the ATP 250 event—it saw …

Chennai Open: Big ticket tennis returns to Chennai with WTA250 event
2 years, 3 months ago

Chennai Open: Big ticket tennis returns to Chennai with WTA250 event

The Hindu  

For a city that considers itself the soul of the sport in the country, five and a half years is a long time without big-ticket tennis. The Tamil Nadu capital witnessed its last tour-level event in 2017 – the ATP Chennai Open – snapping a golden run of 21 straight years of high-quality action. This drought is set to end …

National Games: TT competition advanced for participation of stars including Sharath Kamal, G Sathiyan, Manika Batra
2 years, 3 months ago

National Games: TT competition advanced for participation of stars including Sharath Kamal, G Sathiyan, Manika Batra

Firstpost  

The schedule had to be advanced as the World Table Tennis Championship begins in Chengdu, China, on 30 September. Gandhinagar: The table tennis competition of the National Games will be staged well before the opening ceremony on 29 September to ensure the presence of World Championship-bound stars, including Sharath Kamal, G Sathiyan, and Manika Batra. The trio will be among …

TT Competition at National Games Advanced to Ensure Participation of World Championship-bound Stars
2 years, 3 months ago

TT Competition at National Games Advanced to Ensure Participation of World Championship-bound Stars

News 18  

The table tennis competition of the National Games will be staged well before the opening ceremony on September 29 to ensure the presence of World Championship-bound stars, including Sharath Kamal, G Sathiyan and Manika Batra. The trio will be among the earliest athletes in action in the 36th National Games in Gujarat as the Organising Committee decided to conduct the …

World Table Tennis Championships: Sathiyan, Batra to lead India's charge as Sharath Kamal opts out
2 years, 3 months ago

World Table Tennis Championships: Sathiyan, Batra to lead India's charge as Sharath Kamal opts out

Firstpost  

The 40-year-old Sharath, who had won the men’s singles, mixed doubles and team title at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games recently, opted out due to personal reasons. New Delhi: India’s triple gold medallist at the recent Commonwealth Games, Sharath Kamal, has opted out of next month’s World Table Tennis Championships in China, citing personal reasons. “National men and women coaches S …

Sharath Kamal — scaling new heights at 40
2 years, 4 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 …

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