Tag: Table Tennis
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WTT Responds To Ranking Boycott; Changes Mandatory Participation Rule
In response to several players’ ranking boycott, the World Table Tennis (WTT) removed the mandatory participation requirement for all WTT Grand Smashes. The rule will come into effect immediately, aiming to provide flexibility for athletes after it was initially stated that the players could be fined US$5,000 for not participating in the event. This means…
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38th National Games Uttarakhand 2025: List Of Sports, Schedule, Venue
The 38th National Games Uttarakhand 2025, a Olympic-styled Indian sporting event, will get underway at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Dehradun from January 26 and will run up to February 14. Triathlon will kick-off the event featuring over 10,000 athletes, coaches, and officials from different states, union territories, and institutions. The IOA-organized event will…
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Gujarat Women’s Team Enter 86th Senior National Inter-State Table Tennis Championships Quarter-Finals
Local girl Frenaz Chipia overcame a shaky start to beat Neha Kumari 3-2 of Odisha to help Gujarat’s women team clean sweep Odisha 3-0 seal their quarterfinal berth at the UTT 86th Senior National Inter-State Table Tennis Championships played at the Pandit Dindayal Upadhyay Indoor Stadium on Monday. The Championships is organized by Gujarat State…
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Gujarat’s Harmeet Desai, Manav Thakkar, Manush Shah Eye Glory At 86th Senior National Inter-State Table Tennis Championships
The highly anticipated UTT 86th Senior National Inter-State Table Tennis Championships is set to kick off at the Pandit Dindayal Upadhyay Indoor Stadium on Sunday. All eyes will be on India no. 3, defending champion, and the local paddler Harmeet Desai (representing PSPB) as he starts favorite in the singles event of the prestigious tournament. …
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West Bengal’s Ankur Bhattacharjee Continues Rise As India’s Table Tennis Sensation
The 86th UTT Junior and Youth National Championships concluded with a spectacular display of table tennis prowess at the SAMA Indoor Sports Complex in Vadodara, where West Bengal’s rising star Ankur Bhattacharjee cemented his place as the standout performer of the tournament. Clinching his third gold medal, Ankur defeated Tamil Nadu’s P.B. Abhinand 4-1 in…
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Sharath Kamal, Member ITTF Task Force, Underlines ‘Sponsorship Reasons’ After Ranking Boycott Outbreak
Indian Olympian Sharath Kamal, a member of the ITTF Task Force formed to resolve the ranking boycott outbreak among top players, has highlighted sponsorship issues as a primary reason for the sanction. As per the rules, fines will be imposed on top players, if they don’t appear in the mandatory WTT events. Notably, the WTT…
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Syndrela Das-Led West Bengal Dethrone Maharashtra At UTT 86th Junior and Youth National Championships
West Bengal scripted a remarkable triumph at the UTT 86th Junior and Youth National Championships, dethroning Maharashtra in the Under-19 Girls Team Championship final with a convincing 3-1 victory. The win ended Maharashtra’s dreams of a third consecutive title, besides underscoring the emergence of West Bengal as a formidable force. Syndrela Das was the architect…
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Ma Long Joins Fan Zhendong, Chen Meng; Retires From ITTF Rankings
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Ma Long has withdrawn from the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) rankings, it was revealed on Tuesday when the World Rankings were updated. He became the third Chinese paddler to take the decision after Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng quit months after winning the Paris 2024 men’s and women’s singles events respectively.…
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‘Fines’ Force Olympic Champions Fan Zhendong And Chen Meng To Retire From ITTF Rankings
Barely five months after winning the Paris 2024 men’s and women’s singles events respectively, Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng have decided to retire from the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) rankings on Friday. The Chinese paddlers took the decision in unison due to the fines imposed on players who did not take part in international…
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WATCH: Olympic Medalist Faces Forpheus, 9th Gen Table Tennis Robot, That Can Sense, Control & Think
Japan’s Miwa Harimoto, Paris 2024 (team) silver medalist, was tested to the limits by a ninth-gen table tennis robot, Forpheus, on the last day of the Semicon Japan 2024 exhibition held at Tokyo Big Sight on December 13. Developed by Omron Corp., the robot can sense, control, and think, which helped it take a few…