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Table Tennis: Sreeja Akula Sails Into Pre-Quarterfinals In Paris Olympics, Joins Manika Batra

Sreeja Akula rallied to enter the pre-quarterfinals after a hard-fought 4-2 win over Singapore's Jian Zeng in a women's singles round of 32 match as Indian table tennis continued to make history at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday. On her 26th birthday, Sreeja won the match 9-11 12-10 11-4 11-5 10-12 12-10 to join compatriot Manika Batra in the pre-quarterfinals, an unprecedented feat in the history of Indian table tennis. She lost the opening game but fought back strongly to emerge as the winner in the contest, which lasted 51 minutes.

"Best Match": Manika Batra After Winning Against Prithika Pavade In Table Tennis Round Of 32

After entering the Round of 16 in Women's singles at the Paris Olympics, India's Table Tennis player Manika Batra said she was really happy after defeating France's Prithika Pavade. "It was the best match, playing against a French player in France and winning was amazing. I'm really happy that I won against Prithika because she has a higher rank than me... I was well prepared to play with her," Manika said, as quoted by Olympics.com. Batra defeated her French opponent 4-0 (11-9, 11-6, 11-9, 11-7) in the table tennis women's singles round of 32 match.

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

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 go down 8-11 8-11 6-11 8-11 against the 17-year-old local hopeful in 28 minutes, which brought the curtains down on India's campaign in men's singles competitions.

2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony LIVE: PV Sindhu, Sharath Kamal Lead Indian Contingent

Paris Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony LIVE Updates: The Paris Olympics 2024 got off to a glittering ceremony on Friday. An unprecedented and ambitious show with close to 7,000 athletes paraded down the River Seine past the historic monuments of the French capital. The ceremony saw heavy rain too but it failed to dampen the spirit of the thousands present. The Indian contingent was led by PV Sindhu and Sharath Kamal. For the first time in Olympic history, the opening ceremony took place outside the main stadium, with some 300,000 people watching in person from specially built stands on the river banks, and another 200,000 from overlooking balconies and apartments. (Paris Olympics 2024)

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

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 to perform at their optimum best in the French capital. The Indian TT contingent made history earlier this year when both the men's and women's teams qualified for the Olympics for the first time and the preparatory camps, in Bengaluru from June 7-16 and in Saarbrucken, Germany earlier this month, were focused on working out the perfect combinations for the team events at the Paris Olympics, scheduled from July 26 to August 11.

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.

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

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 the Games here, 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.

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

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 teammates, Batra said she has learned from her Tokyo Games experience. "I have learned many things from the last Olympics, and I am not going to make those mistakes again. My mindset has changed since then, I am calmer and have more confidence in myself," said Batra during an interview with Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT).

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Table Tennis: Sreeja Akula Sails Into Pre-Quarterfinals In Paris Olympics, Joins Manika Batra

"Best Match": Manika Batra After Winning Against Prithika Pavade In Table Tennis Round Of 32

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

2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony LIVE: PV Sindhu, Sharath Kamal Lead Indian Contingent

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

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

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

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