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 3:54 PM GMT
Game 5, Manika 6-9 Hirano
Hirano is just too good!
Manika misses her chop putting the ball over the table!
Hirano is just two points away.
- 31 July 2024 3:53 PM GMT
Game 5, Manika 5-8 Hirano
A devastating backhand from Manika!
The deficit is three now!
- 31 July 2024 3:53 PM GMT
Game 5, Manika 3-8 Hirano
Hirano is just three away from going into the quarterfinals!
Manika looks defeated. Can she try and mount a comeback?
- 31 July 2024 3:51 PM GMT
Game 5, Manika 2-6 Hirano
Too quick from Hirano, hits a forehand diagonal completely out of Manika's reach!
- 31 July 2024 3:50 PM GMT
Game 5, Manika 1-5 Hirano
Hirano is now toying with Manika. No room to breathe for Manika and her shoulders are down.
Four-point lead for Hirano.
- 31 July 2024 3:49 PM GMT
Game 5, Manika 1-3 Hirano
Unstoppable diagonal from Hirano!
Manika simply had no answer.
- 31 July 2024 3:48 PM GMT
Game 4, Manika 8-11 Hirano
Hirano gets the better of Manika in game four and has a very strong 3-1 lead!
The Japanese just need one more game to knock Manika out of the Paris Olympics single.
