Table Tennis
Tokyo Olympics: Table Tennis LIVE Day 1, July 24 — Sharath/Manika, Sutirtha opens medal bid — Updates, score, results, blog
Touted as the medal favourites, Sharath Kamal/Manika Batra hope to make a mark in the Mixed Doubles event along with Manika and Sutirtha for their singles event at the Tokyo Olympics.
Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra will be in action on Day 1 of Tokyo Olympics (Source: Olympics.com)
Welcome to The Bridge's LIVE blog for Table Tennis on Day 1 of the Tokyo Olympics.
Indian Table Tennis stars Sharath Kamal-Manika Batra will be looking to make a big impact in their Round of 16 clash in the Mixed Doubles event at the Tokyo Olympics. Pitted against the third seeded Chinese Taipei pair of Lin Yun-ju Cheng I-Ching, the 12th seeds from India - Sharath and Manika will have a tough job in their opening match.
Follow all our LIVE updates here:
Live Updates
- 24 July 2021 6:59 AM GMT
A neck to neck fight
Beautiful topspins help Manika lead 9-6 in the first set
- 24 July 2021 6:54 AM GMT
Different grips of both the players
Manika plays with a shakehand grip whereas her opponent with a pen-hold grip.
- 24 July 2021 6:54 AM GMT
Painted to perfection!
Manika's nails have been painted the tri-colours of the National Flag!
- 24 July 2021 6:51 AM GMT
Manika Batra is in the court!
Manika Batra and Tin-Tin Ho has entered into the arena for the two minute practice session prior to the match.
- 24 July 2021 6:43 AM GMT
Welcome back to the LIVE blog!
Women's singles matches have begun with Manika Batra and Sutirtha Mukherjee's matches yet to start!
- 24 July 2021 3:54 AM GMT
Stay tuned for the Women's singles events scheduled later in the day!
Manika Batra and Sutirtha Mukherjee to represent India at the Women's singles event!
