Table Tennis: Sreeja Akula and Manav Thakkar exit in the round of 32

Indian paddlers had a poor start in the singles, with both Sreeja Akula and Manav Thakkar bowed out in the round of 32.

Sreeja lost 1-4 to North Korea’s Pyon Song Gyong, 7-11,8-11,13-11,7-11,7-11, while Manav was also beaten by a North Korean paddler, U Tae Ryong, 2-4 (11-4, 2-11, 7-11, 7-11, 11-4, 3-11).

This also ended Manav's campaign in Japan, as he had faced defeat in men's doubles as well, while Sreeja still has one match in women's doubles alongside Syndrela Das.