Indian table tennis player Manika Batra on Saturday lost in the quarterfinals of women’s singles while Manush Shah and Manav Thakkar lost in men's doubles at the Asian Games in Hangzhou
She beat Thailand's Suthasini Sawettabut by 4-2 (11-7, 6-11, 12-10, 11-13, 12-10, 11-6) in her round of 16 match-up. After the first four thrilling sets which made the scoreline level at 2-2, Batra beat Suthasini in the next two sets to secure the win.
India's G Sathiyan and Manika Batra advanced into the mixed doubles pre-quarterfinals of the table tennis event at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Wednesday.
The action will start from sailing at 8:30 IST, with multiple races scheduled in categories like Men's Kite - IKA Formula Kite, Men's Dinghy - ILCA7 Race, Men's skiff, Men's windsurfer RS:X, women's single dinghy, women's windsurfing IQFOIL etc. A lot of Indian competitors will be eyeing pro
The 19th edition of the Asian Games will witness a 655-member strong Indian team in action in 41 disciplines out of 61. The games will be played across 56 venues, with 481 gold medals on offer, as per Olympics.com.
The Indian men’s team secured a bronze medal at the Asian Table Tennis Championships 2023 after falling short in their semi-final clash against Chinese Taipei in Pyeongchang, the Republic of Korea, on Wednesday.