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

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. Notably, India have qualified for team events in table tennis for the first time. On the other hand, China have won the gold medal in the men's event at all the editions, since the introduction of team events at the Olympics in 2008.

Leylah Fernandez gets Olympic 1st-round test in Karolina Muchova

Canadian tennis player Leylah Annie Fernandez will be facing a big challenge in the first round of the women's singles competition at the Paris Olympic Games when she takes on Czech player Karolina Muchova.

PV Sindhu Aiming For Hattrick Of Olympic Medals In Paris Games

From spending time in a hypoxic chamber to sparring with a variety of partners to adapt to different styles, Indian badminton ace PV Sindhu has left no stones unturned to be battle-ready for the Paris Games, where she will be chasing an unprecedented third consecutive Olympic medal. Sindhu's form has been patchy of late but she says the hat-trick of medals is very much possible because the last eight months spent with mentor Prakash Padukone has instilled confidence in her. No Indian player has won three Olympic medals on the trot and a podium finish will make Sindhu arguably India's greatest athlete.