Syndrela looks to chart her own fairytale journey
2 months ago

Syndrela looks to chart her own fairytale journey

Hindustan Times  

Surat: Syndrela Das has a fixed routine. I didn’t really find it boring because I used to play with my best friend.” By the time she was seven, she tapped her way to her first ever title, at a mixed tournament held at her club. “By the time I was 10, I started to take it more seriously and thought this was something I could do professionally.” Table tennis soon overtook her earlier passion, swimming, which she had to let go off because she developed a skin allergy to chlorine in the water. Still, I try to learn from them – how they comeback from losing positions, the time they take between points, the discipline…” She’s learning all she can about the sport this week in Surat. “At home they call me the ‘house princess.’” Das has a long way ahead in the sport, but she’s hoping for a fairytale journey.

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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  

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The Hindu  

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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  

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

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India TV News  

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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  

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Table tennis | Need to improve fitness and tactics to beat the Chinese, says Manika Batra
10 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Hindu  

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Can teen sensation Jennifer Varghese join Manika Batra at the head table?
2 years ago

Can teen sensation Jennifer Varghese join Manika Batra at the head table?

The Hindu  

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2 years, 4 months ago

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

Live Mint  

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At 38, India's Table Tennis Star Mouma Das Still Packs a Punch
2 years, 6 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 table tennis championship: Manika, Archana scrape through
4 years, 1 month ago

National table tennis championship: Manika, Archana scrape through

The Hindu  

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5 years, 3 months ago

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

The Hindu  

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5 years, 6 months ago

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

The Hindu  

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Table Tennis National C’ship 2019: Sharath Kamal to bid for record ninth title
6 years, 2 months ago

Table Tennis National C’ship 2019: Sharath Kamal to bid for record ninth title

The Hindu  

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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  

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6 years, 11 months ago

Manika Batra: The Girl with the Tricoloured Nails Takes the World by Storm

Live Mint  

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Aim is to improve my fitness, says Manika Batra after CWG show
6 years, 11 months ago

Aim is to improve my fitness, says Manika Batra after CWG show

India TV News  

Till recently an emerging table-tennis star, Manika Batra has turned into an overnight sensation after her impressive run in the just-concluded Commonwealth Games, where she bagged medals in all four events on offer, including an unprecedented gold in the women's singles and team championship. I need to be little more fitter and need to be faster than what I am …

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  

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Hope Ultimate Table Tennis follows European model in 4-5 years: Achanta Sharath Kamal
7 years, 9 months ago

Hope Ultimate Table Tennis follows European model in 4-5 years: Achanta Sharath Kamal

Deccan Chronicle  

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