Table tennis: How Sutirtha Mukherjee rose from a ban before Rio 2016 to Tokyo Olympics qualification

The 25-year-old from West Bengal sealed her Tokyo Games spot by beating India No 1 Manika Batra at the Asian Olympic Qualification.

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· Apr 24, 2021 · 04:30 pm

Paddling towards success: The story behind the upswing of table tennis in India

A look at the rise of table tennis in India through the eyes of veterans and rising stars.

Zenia D'Cunha

· Apr 10, 2021 · 01:10 pm

Table tennis: Sharath Kamal-Manika Batra stun top seeds to clinch mixed doubles Olympic quota

The Indian paddlers trailed by two games at the start of the final but turned it around in sensational style to clinch the match 4-2.

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· Mar 20, 2021 · 01:43 pm

Table tennis: Sharath Kamal-Manika Batra reach final of mixed doubles Olympic qualification event

With just one quota spot available, it is a must-win game ahead for the Indian pair on Saturday in Doha.

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· Mar 19, 2021 · 09:36 pm

Table tennis: Sathiyan, Sutirtha confirm Olympic quotas; Sharath, Manika to qualify via ranking

India will have representation from four players in the singles categories of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

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· Mar 19, 2021 · 09:59 am

Table tennis: Manika Batra loses in SF, India’s challenge at world singles qualification event ends

The event was the first chance this year for India’s singles players to earn quota spots for the Olympic Games.

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· Mar 15, 2021 · 06:11 pm

Table tennis Olympic qualifiers: Sharath Kamal, Sathiyan lose in first round, Batra, Mukherjee win

A mixed day for Indian paddlers at the Doha Olympic qualification event.

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· Mar 14, 2021 · 09:28 pm

Table Tennis: Batra, Sharath, Sathiyan look to seal Olympic qualification at Doha tournament

A total of nine qualification places for the Tokyo Olympics will be up for grabs.

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· Mar 13, 2021 · 04:23 pm

Table tennis: Sharath Kamal’s loss in pre-quarters ends India’s challenge in Doha

The veteran bowed out of the World Table Tennis Star Contender series after going down in straight games to World No. 12 Dmitrij Ovtcharov.

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· Mar 10, 2021 · 08:24 pm

Table tennis: Sharath Kamal stuns world No 16 Patrick Franziska at WTT Star Contender Doha

The veteran came through a thrilling match that went the distance to reach the pre-quarterfinals.

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· Mar 09, 2021 · 08:01 pm

Table tennis: G Sathiyan, Sharath Kamal, Manika Batra progress at WTT Star Contender Doha

A good day for India’s top paddlers in Doha.

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· Mar 08, 2021 · 11:28 pm

Table Tennis: Indian challenge in Doha ends after Sharath Kamal loses in pre-quarterfinals

The 38-year-old Indian suffered a 6-11, 4-11, 8-11 defeat against world No 7 Lin.

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· Mar 04, 2021 · 09:15 pm