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 after the Asian Games, where India ended a 60-year-wait for a table tennis medal. Besides the stellar Asian Games performance, Indian table tennis recorded its best-ever showing at the Commonwealth Games with eight medals, including two gold from Manika. READ| Sharath Kamal wins record ninth national title India’s finest player, Kamal, who recently won a record ninth national title, has already said that without a full-time coach, the team is losing momentum it gained last year.

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The Sharath Kamal Interview: Leaving on a high, eager to contribute as an administrator to Indian sports
2 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
2 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 …

TT great Sharath Kamal to call time on glorious career
2 weeks, 4 days 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, 4 days 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, 4 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. …

TRIBUTE: Sharath Kamal set to retire from professional table tennis
2 weeks, 4 days 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 …

Stepping away as a player gives me more time to help & develop TT: Sharath
2 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 …

National Games | Maiden table tennis titles for Jash and Selena
1 month, 1 week ago

National Games | Maiden table tennis titles for Jash and Selena

The Hindu  

Three years ago, when Jash Modi last played Olympian G. Sathiyan, he had lost 4-0. He bounced back after losing the first two games to upset the top seed from Tamil Nadu 4-3 and win the men’s singles gold in the 38th National Games table tennis at the Parade Ground indoor stadium here on Thursday. Earlier, Tamil Nadu’s Selena Deepthi …

Badminton Asia Mixed Team championship: Without Sindhu, India faces uphill task
1 month, 1 week ago

Badminton Asia Mixed Team championship: Without Sindhu, India faces uphill task

The Hindu  

Without the services of an injured PV Sindhu, India will face an uphill task in pursuit of an elusive gold medal at the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships which get underway in Qingdao on Tuesday. While India have never won the gold at the Asia Mixed Team Championships, they did secure mixed team gold and silver at the Commonwealth Games …

Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships: Without PV Sindhu, India faces uphill task
1 month, 1 week ago

Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships: Without PV Sindhu, India faces uphill task

The Hindu  

Without the services of an injured PV Sindhu, India will face an uphill task in pursuit of an elusive gold medal at the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships which gets underway here on Tuesday. MORE DETAILS | Sindhu pulls out of Badminton Asia Mixed Team C’ships While India has never won the gold at the Asia Mixed Team Championships, they …

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
2 months 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: Railways women, PSPB men clinch titles
2 months ago

National Table Tennis Championships 2025: Railways women, PSPB men clinch titles

The Hindu  

The Petroleum Sports Promotion Board and the Railway Sports Promotion Board shared honours in the team championship of the 86th Senior National Table Tennis Championship on Wednesday. While the PSPB men survived their biggest scare from RSPB to extend their unbeaten title streak to 23 editions, the Railways women – inspired by Sutirtha Mukherjee’s stellar performance – reclaimed the title …

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

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, …

TABLE TENNIS | Manika’s pullout leaves women’s team championship wide open
2 months ago

TABLE TENNIS | Manika’s pullout leaves women’s team championship wide open

The Hindu  

Manika Batra’s last-minute pullout may have reduced the star appeal, but there will be much more at stake over the next eight days at the Pandit Dindayal Upadhyay indoor stadium in Surat, the venue of the 86th senior National table tennis championship. Sreeja Akula — India’s top-ranked international paddler, who starred in the Reserve Bank of India’s successive women’s title …

2024 Year in Sport, Table tennis: Historic firsts, big retirements and a promising future
2 months, 3 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 …

Olympic table tennis champions Fan Zhendong, Chen Meng quit WTT World Tour
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Olympic table tennis champions Fan Zhendong, Chen Meng quit WTT World Tour

The Hindu  

Chinese Olympic table tennis champions Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng on Friday announced they were quitting the WTT World Tour, refusing to pay fines for not participating in tournaments. Fan posted on social media site Weibo he could not “afford” to pay fines under new participation rules and would “withdraw from the world rankings”. “I am still me, I won’t …

Competition Comm directs Table Tennis Federation of India to cease, desist from unfair practices
3 months, 1 week ago

Competition Comm directs Table Tennis Federation of India to cease, desist from unfair practices

Live Mint  

New Delhi, Dec 13 Fair trade watchdog CCI has directed the Table Tennis Federation of India and its affiliate bodies to cease and desist from indulging in anti-competitive practices. The "cease and desist" order has been passed against TFFI, The Suburban Table Tennis Association, Maharashtra State Table Tennis Association, Gujarat State Table Tennis Association and Table Tennis Federation of India …

Diya Chitale, Manush Shah crowned champions at UTT National Ranking Table Tennis Championships 2024
3 months, 1 week ago

Diya Chitale, Manush Shah crowned champions at UTT National Ranking Table Tennis Championships 2024

The Hindu  

Manush Shah denied Ankur Bhattacharjee a double and won his maiden senior title in the UTT National Ranking Table Tennis Tournament at the Jimmy George indoor stadium here on Thursday. Manush Shah with the gold medal, his first at the UTT National Ranking Table Tennis Tournament. The sixth set was closely fought with Ankur fighting back to equalise the scores …

Tennis Premier League kicks off at the CCI today
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Tennis Premier League kicks off at the CCI today

The Hindu  

The country’s leading tennis players, Rohan Bopanna, Sumit Nagal, Ankita Raina and Sahaja Yamalapalli will be in action along with a bunch of foreign players in the sixth edition of the Tennis Premier League to be played at the Cricket Club of India from Tuesday. The defending champion, Bengaluru SG Pipers, has a balanced side, with Max Purcell, Ankita Raina …

Tennis Premier League 2024: Preview, teams, players, format, live streaming info
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Tennis Premier League 2024: Preview, teams, players, format, live streaming info

The Hindu  

The country’s leading tennis players, Rohan Bopanna, Sumit Nagal, Ankita Raina and Sahaja Yamalapalli, will be in action along with a bunch of foreign players in the sixth edition of the Tennis Premier League to be played at the Cricket Club of India from Tuesday. The two founders of TPL, Kunal Thakkur and Mrinal Jain, have stepped up the support …

Indian Table Tennis Sensation: Manika Batra Soars Up in Rankings Following WTT Champions Event in Montpellier
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian Table Tennis Sensation: Manika Batra Soars Up in Rankings Following WTT Champions Event in Montpellier

The Hindu  

Indian table tennis player Manika Batra moved up to 26th in the latest rankings released by the International Table Tennis Federation on Tuesday. She gained four spots after her run to the quarterfinals of the WTT Champions event in Montpellier. Manika lost to China’s Qian Tianyi in the quarterfinals.

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 | Reeth begins revival before Manush and Szocs seal issue
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Ultimate Table Tennis | Reeth begins revival before Manush and Szocs seal issue

The Hindu  

Debutant Ahmedabad SG Pipers outplayed U Mumba TT 9-6 and jumped to the top of the table with 24 points from three matches in the Ultimate Table Tennis League here on Tuesday. U Mumba’s Manav Thakkar continued his winning streak in singles, defeating Manush Shah 2-1 in the opening rubber. As Pipers’ Lilian Bardet and U Mumba’s Quadri Aruna took …

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 …

UTT 2024: Empty seats greet Chennai Lions in season-opening thrashing
6 months, 3 weeks ago

UTT 2024: Empty seats greet Chennai Lions in season-opening thrashing

The Hindu  

A mouthwatering clash featuring Indian stars Achanta Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra, tickets priced as low as ₹49, an air-conditioned venue on a sultry Friday evening, easy accessibility to local transport, and ambient LED lights flashing in sync with peppy Tamil numbers. A five-minute contemplation might throw up five more reasons why it could have been safely presumed that home …

Olympian Archana Kamath quits Table Tennis to pursue higher studies
7 months 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 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 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 …

How did India perform on Day 12 of Paris Olympics 2024? Check full results
7 months, 2 weeks ago

How did India perform on Day 12 of Paris Olympics 2024? Check full results

Hindustan Times  

Indian fans were left extremely disappointed on Day 12 of the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024. India's Mirabai Chanu competes during the clean and jerk stage of the women's 49kg weightlifting event at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris. Meanwhile in wrestling, Vinesh Phogat got disqualified from the women's 50kg gold medal match, as she failed to make the weight on …

India loses to Germany in women’s table tennis team event
7 months, 2 weeks ago

India loses to Germany in women’s table tennis team event

The Hindu  

India bowed out of the women’s team event after losing 3-2 to a superior Germany in the quarterfinals of the Olympics at the South Paris Arena’s table tennis venue in Paris on Wednesday. The 11th-ranked India, which qualified in the team event for the first time and creditably reached the last eight, could not match the Germans’ well-planned and controlled …

India lose to Germany 1-3 in women's Table tennis team event, Indian campaign ends in Paris Olympics
7 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Indian women’s table tennis team lose to Germany in quarterfinal
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Indian women’s table tennis team lose to Germany in quarterfinal

The Hindu  

India bowed out of the women’s team event after losing 3-2 to a superior Germany in the quarterfinals of the Olympics at the South Paris Arena’s table tennis venue here on Wednesday. The 11th-ranked India, which qualified in the team event for the first time and creditably reached the last eight, could not match the Germans’ well-planned and controlled performance. …

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
8 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: Goa Challengers takes on Jaipur Patriots in opening match
8 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
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 …

Costantini returns to Indian Table Tennis team as foreign coach
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Costantini returns to Indian Table Tennis team as foreign coach

The Hindu  

Italy’s Massimo Costantini has been chosen as the foreign coach of the Indian table tennis team on a two-year-term. Massimo, who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, has been liked and admired by quite a few Indian players including 10-time National champion Sharath Kamal. The Indian players would be heaving a sigh of relief for finally a foreign coach will …

Sreeja overtakes Manika, becomes India No. 1 in women’s singles
11 months ago

Sreeja overtakes Manika, becomes India No. 1 in women’s singles

The Hindu  

Commonwealth Games mixed doubles champion Sreeja Akula on Tuesday became the top-ranked Indian woman table tennis player after rising to career-high rank of 38 in latest ITTF Chart, replacing Manika Batra. Sreeja climbed a spot while Manika who had been India’s number one table tennis player for a while now, slipped two places to 39 in the latest update. The …

Indian sports news wrap: March 30
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian sports news wrap: March 30

The Hindu  

TENNIS $82,000 Challenger tennis: Bollipalli, Poonacha win in doubles semifinals Rithvik Bollipalli and Niki Poonacha beat Ryan Seggerman and Patrik Trhac of USA 6-3, 6-4 in the doubles semifinals of the $82,000 Challenger tennis tournament in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. -Kamesh Srinivasan WJT Asia-Oceania under-14 boys tournament: India loses 2-0 to Japan Japan beat India 2-0 in the final of …

India TV Sports Wrap on March 5: Today's top 10 trending news stories
1 year ago

India TV Sports Wrap on March 5: Today's top 10 trending news stories

India TV News  

The caravan of Women's Premier League now moves to Delhi with the remaining matches set to be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. India's men's and women's table tennis teams have qualified for the Paris Olympics via rankings for the first time since 2008. Top 10 Trending Sports News Stories WPL 2024: Smriti Mandhana sizzles in RCB's 23-run …

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