Table Tennis
Olympics 2024 Table Tennis: Sreeja, Manika advance, Sharath, Harmeet exit- Highlights
Four Indian paddlers are in action at Paris today and bar Harmeet, who played yesterday, the others will play their first game.
Olympics 2024 Table Tennis LIVE
It's the second day of the table tennis action at Paris and today there will be four Indians taking the court.
Sreeja Akula made light work of her Swedish opponent Christina Kallberg winning comfortably in straight sets.
Sharath Kamal loses his tie against Slovenian Deni Kozul 2-4 (12-10, 9-11, 6-11, 7-11, 11-8, 10-12) in a thrilling game between the two.
Manika Batra won Anne Hursey and progressed to the next round.
Harmeet Desai, despite his best efforts, could not match up to the world no.5 Frenchman Felix Lebrun, who took the game in straight sets.
As it happened:
Live Updates
- 28 July 2024 9:58 AM GMT
Game 2, Kamal 5-9 Kozul, Great point for Kozul!
Kozul and Kamal are playing an intense game and there is very little to separate them.
- 28 July 2024 9:56 AM GMT
Game 2, Kamal 5-7 Kozul, Kamal fights back!
Kamal is showing his experience and is now pulling things back.
- 28 July 2024 9:56 AM GMT
Game 2, Kamal 3-7 Kozul, Kozul is up by four!
Kozul is gaining confidence and is now pulling ahead. He is four points away from levelling things up in this game.
- 28 July 2024 9:55 AM GMT
Game 2, Kamal 3-5 Kozul, Kozul pulls ahead
For the first time, Kozul has taken a two-point lead against Kamal.
- 28 July 2024 9:54 AM GMT
Game 2, Kamal 2-2 Kozul, close start in game 2
Both paddlers are battling it out in the second game and it is very close.
- 28 July 2024 9:53 AM GMT
Game 2 begins!
Kozul gets game 2 underway. Can he make it 1-1 or will it be 2-0 for Kamal?
- 28 July 2024 9:52 AM GMT
Game 1, Kamal 12-10 Kozul, Kamal takes the first game!
Sharath Kamal comes out on top despite a fightback from Deni Kozul and is now 1-0 up in this tie.
As shown by Kozul, this won't be an easy outing and Kamal has to be on his toes if he is to win this.
- 28 July 2024 9:51 AM GMT
Game 1, Kamal 10-10 Kozul, what a first game!
The first game will now head its first tie-breaker! An enthralling contest.
- 28 July 2024 9:50 AM GMT
Game 1, Kamal 9-9 Kozul, its level in game 1!
Kozul has shown great strength pulling things back and is now carrying the momentum.
- 28 July 2024 9:49 AM GMT
Game 1, Kamal 9-7 Kozul, Kozul fights back
Kozul has cut the deficit and is now looking more confident in his stroke play. Tricky times for Kamal.
