Want to get into top-4, win Olympic medal as a unit: Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
Other Sports | Dec 03, 2019, 07:14 PM ISTSathiyan beat the higher-ranked Simon Gauzy of France and Jonathan Groth at the World Cup in Chengdu, China.
Sathiyan beat the higher-ranked Simon Gauzy of France and Jonathan Groth at the World Cup in Chengdu, China.
Sathiyan Gnanasekaran's exploits at the World Table Tennis Cup has helped them better that.
In a match that lasted for more than an hour, Sathiyan beat Simon 4-3 to register his maiden victory over the French paddler.
The India men's table tennis team has broken into the top-10 in the latest rankings.
Payas Jain teamed up with South Korea's Seongil Jang and Sora Matsushima of Japan to win the gold medal at the ITTF World Cadet Challenge.
In front of a packed house, the Sharath Kamal-spearheaded Lions demolished defending champions Dabang Delhi 8-1 to bring the league to a premature end.
Talking about her training for the Olympics, Manika stated that she is working on her fitness and trying to learn new techniques so that she can be quick in her game.
Manav had an impressive run in the tournament, lost to Russia's Denis Ivonin in the semifinals (2-3) to miss out on the gold.
Manav notched up a 3-0 (11-5 11-7 15-13) win over Katsman in the U-21 men's singles quarterfinals.
Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra settled for a bronze medal after they lost the Mixed Doubles Table Tennis semi-final 4-1 to China's Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha.
The team comprising G Sathiyan, Achanta Sharath Kamal and A Amalraj couldn't put up a fight against the mighty Koreans, who set up a summit clash against defending champions China.
If it was not for the rape allegations, Ghosh would have gone with the team to the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, where the contingent came up with a best-ever performance.
Commonwealth Games gold medallist Manika took to social media to share her ordeal and asked Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and Prime Minister's Office to look into the matter.
Both the men's and women's team have undergone one change each from the successful Commonwealth Games campaign.
The 22-year-old paddler, with immense self-belief, wanted the same respect, attention and fanfare for table tennis as provided to other sports.
Batra created history in Gold Coast, single-handedly taking India to a maiden team gold before winning a singles gold, another first.
The Delhi girl set the real and the virtual world on fire following her jaw-dropping feat with none other than Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading the chorus of congratulatory messages.
Sharath Kamal defeated the Englishman 4-1 (11-7, 11-9, 9-11, 11-6, 12-10) in the play-off match for the third place at the Oxenford Studios in Gold Coast, Australia.
Manika and Sathiyan defeated compatriots Achanta Sharath Kamal and Mouma Das 3-0 (11-6, 11-2, 11-4) in the play-off for the third position at the Oxenford Studios in Gold Coast, Australia.
In the bronze medal play-off, the Malaysian duo of Ying Ho and Karen Lyne got the better of India's Sutirtha Mukherjee and Pooja Sahasrabudhe 15-13, 11-7, 8-11, 11-7.
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