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 10:21 AM GMT
Game 5, Kamal 4-4 Kozul, much needed for Kamal!
A good rally ending in a point for Kamal should do his confidence a whole of good. Can he use this to build momentum?
- 28 July 2024 10:20 AM GMT
Game 5, Kamal 2-4 Kozul, Kozul up by two in crucial game!
No errors from Kamal here on. Everything on the line for the veteran as he looks to counter attack Kozul's fiery stroke play.
- 28 July 2024 10:18 AM GMT
Game 5, Kamal 0-2 Kozul, Too good from Kozul!
Kozul's backhand return was just a thing of beauty and Kamal has simply no clue. What a performance from Kozul!
- 28 July 2024 10:17 AM GMT
Game 4, Kamal 7-11 Kozul, Kozul one game away from eliminating Kamal!
Deni Kozul has put himself in a commanding position against India's flagbearer and has gone 3-1 up in this tie.
In what has been a high intensity game, Kozul has brought the heat with his forehand prowess and although Kamal initially looked sturdy in defense, pressure is starting to tell on the Indian paddler.
- 28 July 2024 10:15 AM GMT
Game 4, Kamal 5-9 Kozul, Kozul just two away!
Kozul has switched gears and Kamal is visibly struggling to match the intensity of the Slovenian!
- 28 July 2024 10:13 AM GMT
Game 4, Kamal 4-7 Kozul, brilliant backhand smash from Kamal!
He still has a long way to go but this should do him good!
- 28 July 2024 10:13 AM GMT
Game 4, Kamal 2-6 Kozul, Kamal crumbling
Kozul is racking up the points quickly and Kamal has no clue how to respond to this Kozul onslaught.
- 28 July 2024 10:12 AM GMT
Game 4, Kamal 2-4 Kozul, Serve of the match!
The spin on that serve had Kamal totally clueless as the Slovenian looks brilliant!
- 28 July 2024 10:11 AM GMT
Game 4, Kamal 2-0 Kozul, Kamal takes an early lead
As good as his forehand is, Kozul's backhand has lost him quite a lot of points.
