Table Tennis
Olympics 2024 Table Tennis: Sreeja, Manika exit in the R16, Highlights
World no.25 Sreeja Akula faces world no.52 Zeng Jiang of Singapore in the round of 32 match.
Sreeja Akula and Manika Batra are in action today in the round of 32 and round of 16 respectively.
The singles events of the Indian table tennis contingent came to an end with both Manika Batra and Sreeja Akula losing to higher-ranked opponents in their respective round of 16 matches.
Sreeja Akula, earlier in the day, became the second Indian paddler to qualify for the round of 16, when she defeated Zeng Jian of Singapore in the round of 32.
As it happened:
Live Updates
- 31 July 2024 3:05 PM GMT
Manika and Hirano are out!
The game is minutes from getting started. A very important game for Manika, a steep challenge but she overcame Prathika Pavade in the last round, so she will be confident of getting a positive result here.
- 31 July 2024 12:16 PM GMT
Manika Batra to face Japanese Miu Hirano in the round of 16.
The match is tentatively scheduled to take place at 8:30 PM, IST, tonight.
- 31 July 2024 12:15 PM GMT
Sreeja Akula will face China's Sun Yingsha today.
Sreeja Akula will play her round of 16 match later tonight against world no.1 Sun Yingsha, for a place in the quarterfinals.
- 31 July 2024 9:57 AM GMT
Game 6, Sreeja 12-10 Zeng, Sreeja Akula is into the round of 16!
Sreeja Akula advances to the round of 16!
She becomes the second Indian paddler after Manika Batra to get into the round of 16 of the Olympics.
On her birthday, in her debut Olympic campaign, Sreeja has prevailed, and the coach Massimo Costantini is overjoyed at Sreeja's victory!
Final score: Sreeja Akula 4-2 Zeng Jian (9-11, 12-10, 11-4, 11-5, 10-12, 12-10)
- 31 July 2024 9:54 AM GMT
Game 6, Sreeja 10-10 Zeng
Zeng was perhaps too careful opting against smashing and Sreeja takes full advantage of it!
- 31 July 2024 9:52 AM GMT
Game 6, Sreeja 8-9 Zeng
Zeng is just two games away from bringing it back to 3-3! What a contest this has been!
- 31 July 2024 9:51 AM GMT
Game 6, Sreeja 8-7 Zeng
Sreeja backs away and pulls off a brilliant forehand smash across Zeng!
