Indian Table Tennis in 2023: The best and worst moments, revisited

Indian table tennis had a roller coaster year in 2023. The highlights of the year were the Mukherjee sisters of Naihati and their historic Asian Games feat, India's first medal at the continental showpiece, but not everything was rosy about the sport in India.

The men's team missed out on a bronze medal at the Hangzhou Games despite G Sathiyan putting up some remarkable performances in the initial rounds and Sharath Kamal showing his fighting spirit in the pre-quarterfinals against Kazakhstan. Despite the missed chance, as India went down 0-3 against South Korea in the quarterfinals, the performances the boys put up were no less impressive.

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