New Delhi: Post the Rio Olympics debacle, the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) is hoping for a turnaround with the return of Italian Massimo Costantini, who takes charge as chief coach of the national team next month.

It was first time that four players qualified for the Olympics but all of them came a cropper by losing on day one of the competition. TTFI secretary general Dhanraj Choudhary confirmed that Costantini is coming back on a one-year contract. The 58-year-old was coach of the US team in the Rio Olympics.