How practice and a Chinese Taipei stint made Sreeja near-perfect before the Olympics | Sport-others News

On her 26th birthday, India’s top-ranked player Sreeja Akula joined Manika Batra in the Round of 16 of the women’s singles table tennis at the Olympics. She beat Singapore’s World…

Paris Olympics, Day 5: Why India is unlikely to win a medal at the Games today

India had a momentous Day 4 at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday with shooters Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh powering the country’s second medal, a bronze, during their 10m Air…

India at Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Sindhu, Lakshya in badminton action; Lovlina opens campaign; Sreeja eyes R16 TT berth | Sport-others News

A study in contrasts, Manu Bhaker & Sarabjot Singh make magic on the shooting range She likes riding horses. He prefers fast cars. She plays the violin. He grooves to…

India at Paris Olympics 2024, Day 5 schedule: Lakshya Sen faces massive test; PV Sindhu and Lovlina Borgohain also in action

India won their second medal on Tuesday, as Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh shot superbly to beat Korea for bronze. But on Day 5, it is tough that India might…

Sharath Kamal’s fifth and last Olympics ends in shock defeat in singles; Sreeja Akula and Manika Batra progress

India’s 10-time national champion Achanta Sharath Kamal suffered a shock defeat to Slovenian Deni Kozul, ranked 86 places below him, in his Round of 64 clash in the men’s singles…

Paris 2024, Olympics: Nikhat Zareen goes into the zone after slow start to win opening round; Manika, Sreeja progress in TT

There would be no nerves on her debut for Nikhat Zareen. Well, maybe some when she lost the first round on the judges’ scorecard 2-3. But as soon as that…

Post-dinner practice, part of Sreeja Akula’s high-intensity TT sessions ahead of Olympics

Sreeja Akula was keen, and a table was all she needed for her plan to play-all-day. Having grown an insatiable appetite for her sport, the first-time Olympian had wanted Table…

Sreeja Akula reaches career-high World No. 24 ranking, overtakes Manika Batra after singles and doubles crown at Lagos

Fresh from her women’s singles victory at the World Table Tennis Contender in Lagos on Sunday, India’s Sreeja Akula jumped 19 places to reach a career-high ranking of World No.…

Table tennis | Sreeja Akula does the double: Wins singles and doubles WTT titles in Lagos

Sreeja Akula created history at the WTT Contender in Lagos on Sunday by becoming the first Indian to clinch a singles title at a Contender level. Impressively, she also won…

Table tennis: Seven Indians, including doubles pairs, in WTT Contender finals

In what will go down as a memorable day for Indian table tennis, a total of seven Indian players — one in the women’s singles final, both pairs in the…