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Table Tennis Star Harmeet Desai’s Maiden Olympic Campaign Ends With Second Round Exit

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Paddler Harmeet Desai’s Paris Olympics campaign ended© X (Twitter) India’s Harmeet Desai suffered a 0-4 loss against world no. 5 Felix Lebrun of France in the second round of the men’s singles table tennis competition, ending his maiden Olympic campaign here on Sunday. The 31-year-old from Surat couldn’t settle into a rhythm to…

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Paris Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony: Paris Games Officially Open; PV Sindhu, Sharath Kamal Lead Indian Contingent

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Up Against China, India Table Tennis Star Harmeet Desai Says India ‘Can Beat Any Team’

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Having played an important role in India clinching gold medals in the team competition in the 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games, star Indian paddler Harmeet Desai believes India has the ability to upset any team at the Olympic Games in Paris. On Thursday, he insisted that the team’s preparation was well on track…

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Olympics 2024: Indian Men’s Table Tennis Team To Face China In Opener, Manika Batra To Play Teenager

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Indian men’s table tennis team is set to face a formidable challenge as they compete against four-time gold medalists China in the opening round of the Paris Olympics. The women’s team, meanwhile, will face Romania in the round of 16. They could face, the Rio 2016 silver medallists Germany, in the second round….

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Manika Batra To Play Anna Hursey, Achanta Sharath Kamal To Take On Kozul In Paris Games Table Tennis Openers

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Ace Indian paddler and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Manika Batra will take on Great Britain’s Anna Hursey in the women’s singles opening round, while veteran men’s player Achanta Sharath Kamal will clash with Deni Kozul of Slovenia on July 27, according to the draws announced on Wednesday. Manika, who is seeded 18th at…

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“Not Going To Repeat My Mistakes”: Manika Batra Ahead Of Paris Olympics

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Wiser after her maiden Olympics appearance in Tokyo, Indian table tennis star Manika Batra on Monday said she is focused on taking one match at a time in the upcoming Paris Games and a medal will not be in her mind in the initial rounds. Preparing for the Paris Olympics along with her…

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Sreeja Akula, Manika Batra Highest-Seeded Indian Players At Olympics

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Sreeja Akula (16th) and Manika Batra (18th) are the highest-seeded Indian players at the Paris 2024 Olympics table tennis tournament, which begins on July 27. The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) revealed the seedings on Tuesday. A total of 67 players are seeded in each of the men’s and women’s singles competitions, while…

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In His Fifth Olympics, Sharath Kamal Feels His Best Is Yet To Come

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Set for his fifth Olympic appearance in Paris, Indian flagbearer Achanta Sharath Kamal feels he is scaling new heights with each passing year and believes his “best is yet to come.” The 41-year-old turned the clock back to win three gold medals, including one in men’s singles, at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games in…

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Asian Games, Table Tennis: Sutirtha And Ayhika Mukherjee Sign Off With Bronze After Losing To Korea

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Women’s doubles pair of Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee© Twitter Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee’s giant-slaying run ended with a bronze medal at the Asian Games after the Indian duo lost the closely-fought women’s doubles semifinal 3-4 to Korea in Hangzhou on Monday. Sutirtha and Ayhika brought the match on even-keel after trailing 2-3 but…

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Asian Games, Table Tennis: Sutirtha-Aihika Reach Women’s Double Semis, Assures At Least Bronze

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Sutirtha Mukherjee and Aihika Mukherjee shocked world champion Chinese pair Chen Meng and Yidi Wang to enter the women’s doubles semifinals, assuring India a historic table tennis medal at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Saturday. In the quarterfinals, Sutirtha and Aihika won 11-5, 11-5, 5-11, 11-9 and the victory over World No. 2 Chinese…

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