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  Manika Batra issues statement after Asian Games omission, says 'no specifc reasons communicated'

  Other Sports | June 19, 2026 19:56 IST

  Manika Batra has expressed disappointment after being left out of India’s Asian Games squad, saying no clear reason was provided. The table tennis star questioned selection consistency and has sought transparency from the Table Tennis Federation of India.

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  Manika Batra dropped from Table Tennis squad for Asian Games, TTFI explains reason

  Other Sports | June 18, 2026 18:41 IST

  Manika Batra has been excluded from India’s Asian Games table tennis squad after failing to meet TTFI’s selection criteria. Despite being India’s second-highest-ranked woman player, her absence from domestic events left her outside the national rankings system.

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  Sharath Kamal, India's table tennis star, to retire after WTT Star Contender in Chennai

  Other Sports | March 05, 2025 14:04 IST

  Sharath Kamal confirmed on Wednesday (March 5) that he will retire from professional table tennis after competing in the upcoming tournament. The WTT Star Contender will be played in Chennai from March 25 to 30 as star players from across the world will compete.

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  'Money is not the reason': Archana Kamath's coach on her decision to quit table tennis | Exclusive

  Other Sports | August 26, 2024 16:49 IST

  Archana Girish Kamath garnered eyeballs for the first time when she won the women's singles competition at the 2023 National Games. She was the only Indian who managed to win a game against Germany in the quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics.

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  Archana Kamath, 24, calls time on Table Tennis career after representing India at Paris Olympics

  Other Sports | August 22, 2024 11:12 IST

  Archana Kamath played a significant role in helping the Indian women's team reach the quarterfinals in the women's category at the Paris Olympics. Kamath was the only player to win a game in the quarters while Manika Batra and Sreeja Akula lost their respective contests.

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  Sreeja Akula achieves career-best ranking after Paris Olympics, withdraws from UTT due to injury

  Other Sports | August 14, 2024 12:49 IST

  Indian paddler Sreeja Akula has achieved her career-best ranking, a week after she climbed up to No. 22 during the Paris Olympics. Akula lost in the Round of 16 in women's singles to China's Yingsha Sun and and suffered a defeat in the quarter-finals in the women's team event in Paris.

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  Paris 2024 India's Day 11 Schedule: Hockey team plays Germany in SF; Neeraj Chopra in Javelin Throw

  Other Sports | August 06, 2024 6:07 IST

  It is a big day for the Indian contingent at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Tuesday, August 6 given the highly anticipated event, javelin throw gets underway with Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Jena set to take part in the men's qualification event with the hockey team set to face Germany in the semi-final.

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  Manika Batra rewrites history books following pre-quarter qualification at Paris Olympics

  Other Sports | July 30, 2024 9:17 IST

  Manika Batra is ranked 28th in the world and defeated France's Pritihika Pavade in the round-of-32 fixture to script history for India at the Summer Olympics.

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  Proud moment for me to be flag bearer of India at Paris Olympics, says Sharath Kamal [Exclusive]

  Other Sports | July 25, 2024 12:54 IST

  India's table tennis veteran Sharath Kamal is set to appear at the Olympics this time for the fifth time in his career. He will also be the country's flag-bearer at the opening ceremony of the Games and is hopeful of coming back home with a medal this time around.

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  Indian men and women table tennis teams create history, make Olympics cut for first time

  Other Sports | March 05, 2024 16:15 IST

  The Indian men's and women's table tennis teams have secured an Olympics spot for the first time in the team's event. They have made the cut through the world rankings after the conclusion of the World Team Championships Finals in Busan, which were held last month.

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  Asian Games 2023 Roundup: Track and Field athletes star again as 7 medals get added on Day 9

  Other Sports | October 03, 2023 6:05 IST

  It was another fruitful day for the Indian contingent as far as the Hangzhou Asian Games are concerned as seven medals were won on Day 9 on Monday, October 2. The historic table tennis bronze medal by the Mukherjees started it all while the athletes ended the day with four more medals.

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  Asian Games 2023, Oct 2 Schedule: History awaits Mukherjees in Table Tennis; Badminton doubles begin

  Other Sports | October 02, 2023 6:08 IST

  India added 15 medals to their kitty in the ongoing 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou on Sunday, October 1 with Track and Field athletes contributing 9 of them. The tally has reached 53 and there are more medals on the horizon on Day 9 in canoeing, athletics, kurash and diving.

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  Asian Games 2023 September 23 Highlights: India's both table tennis teams qualify for knockouts

  Other Sports | September 23, 2023 23:16 IST

  India's men's table tennis team defeated Tajikistan by 3-0 to register a hat-trick of wins in Group F fixtures and advance to the next round.

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  Asian Games 2023: India's schedule for September 23

  Other Sports | September 23, 2023 8:35 IST

  Indian athletes will be in action across two sporting disciplines on Saturday, September 23 i.e. Sailing and Table Tennis. The Hangzhou Asian Games will officially get underway with a grand opening ceremony scheduled to begin at 5:30 PM (Indian Standard Time).

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  Asian Games 2023 Day 4: India volleyball team shines again, table tennis teams enjoy winning start

  Other Sports | September 23, 2023 0:15 IST

  After the volleyball team's entry into the quarterfinal, India's men's and women's table tennis teams started the Asian Games 2023 campaign with a combined three wins in three matches on Friday.

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  Veteran TT player Arun Singh passes away due to cardiac arrest

  Other Sports | April 25, 2023 9:48 IST

  Arun Singh reached Jalandhar on Sunday along with his Rajasthan teammates to participate in the Masters' Nationals that got underway on Monday.

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  Asian Cup Table Tennis: Manika Batra scripts history; beats Hina Hayata to win Bronze in tournament

  Other Sports | November 19, 2022 16:13 IST

  Asian Cup Table Tennis: After losing the semifinal of the tournament, Batra outclassed Hayata in the Bronze medal match to script history.

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  Manika Batra becomes first Indian woman paddler to reach semifinals of the Asian Cup TT Tournament

  Other Sports | November 18, 2022 16:49 IST

  Manika has been in splendid form this season, earlier beating world No. 7 Chen Xingtong on Thursday in the round of 16.

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  National Games 2022: Sutirtha, Harmeet clinch multiple Gold medals as West Bengal & Gujarat shine

  Other Sports | September 24, 2022 19:23 IST

  National Games 2022: In the semifinals, Harmeet defeated World No.37 G Sathiyan while Sutirtha defeated Manika Batra in the last four clash. This is Harmeet's second Gold in the Games while Sutirtha has bagged three Gold medals.

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  You should not think that it has ended now, you should never give up: Manika Batra

  Other Sports | September 20, 2022 19:16 IST

  At the Birmingham CWG, the 27-year-old failed to defend her title in the women's singles as she was eliminated in the quarterfinals by the lower-ranked Jian Zeng of Singapore in straight games.