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Paris Olympics 2024: Indian athletes, participating events, nations and schedule

Paris Olympics 2024: Indian athletes, participating events, nations and schedule

Ahead of the Paris Olympics 2024, India will look to better their medal tally. Earlier, in the Tokyo Olympics 2020, India won seven medals which included one gold, two silver and four bronze

24 July,2024 08:20 PM IST | Mumbai | Sujay Shivalkar
‘Won’t repeat Tokyo mistakes in Paris’

‘Won’t repeat Tokyo mistakes in Paris’

India TT star Manika Batra says she’s calmer and more confident as compared to 2020 Games; doesn’t want to think about medal too early

23 July,2024 08:41 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Paris Olympics 2024: Manika Batra believes India has a shot at winning medal

Paris Olympics 2024: Manika Batra believes India has a shot at winning medal

Manika Batra played a crucial role in India's women's team qualification for the Paris Olympics 2024. She also managed to reach the quarter-finals of the WTT Saudi Smash by defeating World No.2 Wang Manyu of China and World No.14 Nina Mittelham of Germany, as per a release by Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT)

22 July,2024 06:04 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Manika Batra optimistic about India's medal chances in table tennis

Manika Batra optimistic about India's medal chances in table tennis

Batra played an instrumental role in the Indian women’s team qualifying for the Paris Olympics 2024, a first for Indian table tennis

22 July,2024 02:16 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Sreeja Akula, Manika Batra highest-seeded Indian players at Olympics

Sreeja Akula, Manika Batra highest-seeded Indian players at Olympics

World No. 28 Manika Batra, meanwhile, is seeded only two places below her compatriot at the Paris 2024 Olympics

17 July,2024 09:39 AM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Sharath, Manika to lead team debut for India at Paris

Sharath, Manika to lead team debut for India at Paris

Sharath, Harmeet Desai, and Manav Thakkar will form the three-member men’s team, while Manika, Sreeja Akula and Archana Kamath will be squad members in the women’s category. The ‘Alternate Player’ in each section would be G. Sathiyan and Ayhika Mukherjee

17 May,2024 06:29 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Manika Batra becomes first Indian woman to break into top-25 of world rankings

Manika Batra becomes first Indian woman to break into top-25 of world rankings

Batra's triumphant journey through the crucible of competition culminated in a substantial accrual of 350 points, a testament to her unparalleled skill and unwavering resolve

14 May,2024 02:09 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
WTT: Manika’s sensational run ends in quarter-finals

WTT: Manika’s sensational run ends in quarter-finals

The Indian entered the quarter-finals, backing herself to put it past Hayata as she had upset the Japanese to win a historic bronze in the Asia Cup back in 2022

10 May,2024 04:10 AM IST | Jeddah | PTI
TT: Manika stuns World No. 2 Chinese to enter pre-quarters

TT: Manika stuns World No. 2 Chinese to enter pre-quarters

Though Manika lost the opening game to the Tokyo Olympics team gold medallist and 2021 World Champion, she fought back well to take the next two games

07 May,2024 04:41 AM IST | KAEC (Saudi Arabia) | PTI
Sreeja displaces Manika as India’s leading TT player

Sreeja displaces Manika as India’s leading TT player

Sreeja climbed a spot while Manika, who had been India’s No. 1 TT player for a while now, slipped two places to 39 in the latest update

24 April,2024 06:38 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI

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