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Indian Men’s, Women’s Table Tennis Teams Script History; Qualify For Paris Olympics | Table Tennis News
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Indian Men’s, Women’s Table Tennis Teams Script History; Qualify For Paris Olympics | Table Tennis News

[ad_1] File photo of Sharath Kamal© AFPThe Indian men's and women's teams on Monday scripted history as they qualified for the Olympics for the first time ever based on their world rankings. After the conclusion of the World Team Championships Finals in Busan last month, which served as the last qualifying event for the Paris Olympics, seven spots in the team events remained, which have been awarded to sides based on their rankings."The highest-ranked teams not yet qualified in the latest World Team Ranking booked their ticket to Paris 2024," ITTF said.In the women's event, India, ranked 13, Poland (12), Sweden (15), and Thailand have secured their passage to Paris.While Croatia (12), India (15), and Slovenia (11) have secured their spots in the men's team event."Finally!!!! India qualif...
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Asian Games 2023: Indian Men Lose To South Korea 0-3 In Table Tennis Quarter-finals; Women Bow Out | Asian Games News
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Asian Games 2023: Indian Men Lose To South Korea 0-3 In Table Tennis Quarter-finals; Women Bow Out | Asian Games News

[ad_1] The Indian men's team missed out on an Asian Games bronze medal in table tennis after a second-string South Korea blanked them 3-0 in the quarterfinals on Sunday. Harmeet Desai lost the first match 0-3 to An Jaehyun. G Sathiyan tried to put up a fight, but it was not enough to get past Park Ganghyeon as India trailed 0-2 after the first two ties. The onus was on Achantha Sharath Kamal to bring India back into the contest. However, things did not quite unfold in the manner the Indians would have liked as the veteran from Chennai went down 2-3 to Oh Junsung.(Asian Games 2023 Medals Tally | Asian Games 2023 Full Schedule)The defeat would have been even more hurting for the Indians as South Korea's top three players did not even play in the match.Earlier in the day, Sharath raised his...
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Manika Batra Loses In Round Of 32 At World Table Tennis Championships | Table Tennis News
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Manika Batra Loses In Round Of 32 At World Table Tennis Championships | Table Tennis News

[ad_1] Manika Batra managed to ensure the best result for India in singles competition.© AFPStar Indian paddler Manika Batra fought hard before going down to Adriana Diaz of Puerto Rico 3-4 in the round of 32 at the World Table Tennis Championships on Wednesday. Up against Diaz, ranked 13th in the ITTF chart, world number 39 Manika took the first game before her opponent stepped on the pedal. It was fairly balanced till the sixth game with both the players locked at 3-3. But Diaz ran away with the decider as Manika lost 3-4 (6-11, 12-10, 11-9, 6-11, 13-11, 9-11, 11-3), to book her place in the last 16.Even though she lost, Manika managed to ensure the best result for India in singles competition.Later in the day, Achanta Sharath Kamal and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran will play the English pair ...
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Achanta Sharath Kamal Bestowed With Khel Ratna In Glittering National Sports Awards Ceremony | Other Sports News
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Achanta Sharath Kamal Bestowed With Khel Ratna In Glittering National Sports Awards Ceremony | Other Sports News

[ad_1] Table tennis great Achanta Sharath Kamal was on Wednesday bestowed with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, the country's highest sporting honour, by President Droupadi Murmu in a glittering National Sports Awards ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Wednesday. While Sharath is the lone Khel Ratna award recipient, 25 sportspersons, including shuttlers Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy, woman boxer Nikhat Zareen, track and field athletes Eldhose Paul and Avinash Sable, were conferred with the Arjuna Award.The creme de la creme of Indian sports were recognised for their achievements in the past few years at a specially organised ceremony.The event is traditionally held every year to commemorate the birth anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand on August 29. But last year al...
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Table Tennis Star Achanta Sharath Kamal To Receive Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award | Other Sports News
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Table Tennis Star Achanta Sharath Kamal To Receive Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award | Other Sports News

[ad_1] Table tennis legend Achanta Sharath Kamal will receive the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, the country's highest sporting honour, from President Droupadi Murmu on November 30 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. While Sharath is the lone Khel Ratna award recipient, a total of 25 athletes including shuttlers Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy, woman boxer Nikhat Zareen, athletes Eldhose Paul, Avinash Sable have been nominated for the Arjuna Award this year.The awardees will receive their awards from the President at a specially organised function at Rashtrapati Bhavan.Jiwanjot Singh Teja (Archery), Mohammad Ali Qamar (Boxing), Suma Siddharth Shirur (Para shooting) and Sujeet Maan (Wrestling) have been nominated for the ​Dronacharya Award in the regular category, while Dinesh Jawahar La...
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“Better Late Than Never”: Paddler Sharath Kamal On Winning Khel Ratna At 40 | Table Tennis News
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“Better Late Than Never”: Paddler Sharath Kamal On Winning Khel Ratna At 40 | Table Tennis News

[ad_1] At 40, the prestigious Khel Ratna award came pretty late for Sharath Kamal, but the star table tennis player on Saturday said the recognition was "better late than never", and it will inspire him to give one last shot at Olympic glory. Sharath was on Friday recommended as the only athlete for this year's Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award, the country's highest sporting honour, for his stupendous performance in the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, where he won four medals, including three gold and one silver."Really proud moment. At this age getting this award, inspiring so many millions across different sports is really wonderful. It's come pretty late in my career but better late than never," Sharath told PTI."For the amount of sacrifice and the work I have put in, especially post...
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