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TABLE TENNIS | Sharath Kamal and Manika to spearhead Indian challenge in Paris

Indian table tennis stars A. Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra lead the Indian squads at the Paris Olympics.

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Manika Batra becomes first Indian woman paddler to break top-25 world rankings; now at No. 24

Ace Indian table tennis player Manika Batra achieves career-best singles ranking of 24 after success in Saudi Smash.

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Table tennis | Need to improve fitness and tactics to beat the Chinese, says Manika Batra

Manika Batra aims for Olympic success after defeating top players, focusing on tactical improvements and physical fitness.

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Sreeja Akula surpasses Manika as India No.1 TT player

Sreeja Akula rises to top Indian woman table tennis player, replacing Manika Batra in latest ITTF rankings.

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Manika Batra-Sathiyan fail to bag Paris Olympics 2024 quota

Indian table tennis pair Manika Batra and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran fail to secure Paris Olympics quota in Czechia.

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Indian table tennis teams script history, qualify for Paris Olympics

Indian table tennis teams make history by qualifying for Olympics through World rankings, with tough decisions ahead for TTFI.

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Manika Batra stars in India's win over Hungary at World Championships

Manika Batra won both her singles matches as the Indian women’s team edged out Hungary 3-2 for its first win of the World Table Tennis Championships.

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Table Tennis | Contrasting outings for Indian teams

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Table Tennis: China downs a spirited India

China defeats India 3-2 in the opening women's group match of the World team table tennis championships.

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Hangzhou Asian Games table tennis | Sutirtha-Aihika create history, reaches women's double semifinals

India's Sutirtha/Aihika shocked world champs Chen/Yidi to enter women's doubles semis, assuring India historic table tennis medal at Asian Games in Hangzhou. Manika Batra lost to Yidi Wang in quarterfinals, ending India's singles campaign.

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Hangzhou Asian Games | Manika Batra progresses to quarterfinals; Sharath, Sathiyan crash out

India's Manika Batra advanced to the women's singles quarterfinals, while veterans A Sharath Kamal and G Sathiyan were eliminated in the pre-quarterfinals of the Asian Games table tennis competition. Manika will face China's Yidi Wang in her last chance to win a medal.

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Asian Games 2023: India men’s and women’s teams advance in table tennis

India’s TT teams flex bench strength, top groups. Men beat Tajikistan 3-0, women topple Nepal. Harmeet, Manav, Manush, Divya, Ayhika & Sutirtha impress. Men aim to better 2018 bronze, women to improve on quarterfinal exit. Harmeet bullish about India's chances.

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Odds stacked against the Indian paddlers at the Hangzhou Asian Games

China dominates Asian TT Championships; India's medal hopes in Asiad rest on Sharath, Sathiyan, Manika. Team management optimistic of positive showing in Hangzhou; Manika's fitness key to India's prospects.

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Indian women finish sixth

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Asian Table Tennis Championship: Indian men's team advance to semifinals, assures medal

Indian men's table tennis team on Monday cruised to the semifinals of the ongoing Asian Table Tennis Championship 2023 in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Ultimate Table Tennis: Bengaluru Smashers overcome Goa challenge to set up race for the playoffs

Bengaluru Smashers win 9-6 vs Goa Challengers; Goa assured of semis, Smashers rely on last league game; Manika Batra and Jeet Chandra stand out; entertaining duel between Suthasini Sawettabut and Natalia Bajor.

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Ultimate Table Tennis: Natalia Bajor seals it for Bengaluru Smashers against Puneri Paltan

Pune Manush Shah's stellar performance helped Puneri Paltan snatch an 8-7 win over Bengaluru Smashers in Ultimate Table Tennis. Manush led the revival, winning five of six points, while Jeet Chandra and Natalia Bajor's late charge kept the tie alive. Kirill Gerassimenko and Manika Batra's impressive start gave Bengaluru hope,…

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Table Tennis Federation of India names 10-member squad for Asian Championships, Asian Games

Table Tennis Federation of India names 10-member squad for Asian Championships, Asian Games. The Asian Championships in Korea is scheduled between September 3 and 10, while the Asian Games is between September 24 and October 2.

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Table Tennis | Batra-Sathiyan mixed doubles pair in WTT Contender semifinals in Tunis

Batra and Sathiyan had already made first round exits in the women’s and men’s singles respectively.

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Indian challenge at table tennis Worlds comes to an end

The Indian challenge in the World table tennis championships in Durban came to an end on Wednesday, with the exit of Manika Batra and Archana Kamath in the women’s doubles event. The Indian pair lost to Hina Hayata and Mima Ito of Japan 8-11, 6-11, 7-11 in the pre-quarterfinals.

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Manika Batra makes third round of World table tennis championship; Sathiyan bows out

India’s top woman paddler Manika Batra scripted a facile 11-9, 14-12, 11-4, 11-8 in the women’s second round of the World table tennis championships in Durban on Tuesday. Manika will next take on Georgina Pota of Hungary.

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Aruna Quadri leads foreign players line-up; Sharath, Sathiyan and Manika key attractions among Indians

Aruna Quadri leads foreign players line-up with Sharath Kamal, G. Sathiyan and Manika Batra being key attractions among Indians.

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TT team’s preparatory camp in Bengaluru from Sunday

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WTT Star Contender: Manika, Sutirtha overcome higher-ranked opponents to make last 16

In yet another day of upsets, Indian women paddlers Manika Batra and Sutirtha Mukherjee did the star-turn for India at the WTT Star Contender Goa, overcoming higher-ranked opponents to move into the last 16 stage. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Fair game? What political control of India’s sports federations tells us

Last month, the Wrestling Federation of India was in the eye of the storm as wrestlers protested against its chief and BJP MP Brijbhushan Sharan Singh. Allegations pertaining to sexual harassment, funding and sponsorship were made and rejected. But the episode put the spotlight on the age-old debate: who should…

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