Indian Men's, Women's Team Crash Out Of World Table Tennis Championships

21.02.2024 - 15:15 sports.ndtv.com

Both the Indian men's and women's teams ended their challenge at the ongoing World Team Table Tennis Championships after defeats to South Korea and Chinese Taipei respectively on Wednesday.

Moving to the quarterfinals would have ensured an Olympics 2024 quota for both Indian teams, but the dreams of earning a direct qualification through this tournament is over.

However, India can still fulfill its Paris 2024 dream depending on their world ranking at the month-end. The men's team was defeated by South Korea 3-0.

Harmeet Desai started for India against Jang Woojin. However, the South Korea beat the competitive Indian in three straight sets by 12-10, 13-11 and 11-7 to make it 1-0 for South Korea.

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