Table Tennis
Tokyo Olympics: Table Tennis LIVE Day 3 — Sharath, Sutirtha and Manika to seize the day— Updates, score, results, blog
The Day 3 of Tokyo Olympics is set to begin with Sharath Kamal, Sutirtha Mukherjee and Manika Batra who would determine India's journey in Table Tennis.
Manika Batra, Sharath Kamal and Sutirtha Mukherjee will look to create history at the Tokyo Olympics
Welcome to The Bridge's LIVE blog for Table Tennis on Day 3 of the Tokyo Olympics.
Indian Table Tennis stars Sharath Kamal, Sutirtha Mukherjee and Manika Batra will be looking to continue creating history in their second and third round matches of the Men's Singles and Women's Singles event at the Tokyo Olympics. Will Sharath, Sutirtha and Manika be able to successfully make a mark and create a memorable Olympics?
Order of play:
Men's Singles:
A Sharath Kamal vs Tiago Apolonia - Round 2
Women's Singles:
Sutirtha Mukherjee vs Fu Yu - Round 2
Manika Batra vs Sofia Polcanova - Round 3
Follow all our LIVE updates here:
Live Updates
- 26 July 2021 3:17 AM GMT
They say history repeats, the scoreline did too
Surtirtha looks out of place, struggling to find rhythm in ralles.
Fu Yu wins 11-3. 2 Sets to Nill
- 26 July 2021 3:15 AM GMT
Set 2, Deja Vu for Sutirtha
The Indian is having trouble winning points at her own serve.
Fu leads 6-3. Out of those 2 came from unforced errors
- 26 July 2021 3:12 AM GMT
No sweat shed
Fu Yu shows why she's a name to remember.
A lop-sided affair is Set 1. Sutirtha needs to restrategize. Coach advice : Play from behind
- 26 July 2021 3:10 AM GMT
Confounding service from Fu, leaves sutirtha guessing
A high toss and extreme spin.
Fu off to a brisk start leads 7-3
- 26 July 2021 3:07 AM GMT
First Round Glory
Sutirtha won 4-3 against World No.80 Linda B of Sweden
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— SrinivasaraoVanamala (@srinu_vanamala) July 24, 2021 - 26 July 2021 3:05 AM GMT
Players on the table, tough test for Sutirtha
Sutirtha Mukherjee who came back from behind to win 4-3 in Round 1 has an even sterner test today in the face of Fu Yu of Portugal
Fu Yu wins toss, chose sidea
- 26 July 2021 2:07 AM GMT
Next up, Sutirtha Mukherjee (IND) v/s Fu Yu (POR)
Another India v/s Portugal tussle will feature Sutirtha Mukherjee taking on Fu Yu.
Stay tuned..
- 26 July 2021 2:02 AM GMT
Sharath wins hearts, creates history
Sharath becomes first Indian Men in Round 3 of Table Tennis at Olympics
Finals Score:
Sharath 4-2 Apolonia
2-11, 11-8, 11-5, 9-11, 11-6, 11-9
The bandana man is expected to play legendary Ma Long in Round 3
- 26 July 2021 1:53 AM GMT
Cho-le indeed
Sharath looked impressive ever since Set 2.
11-9 to seal the match
- 26 July 2021 1:51 AM GMT
We've got a nail biter
Apolonia struggles to survive, takes a strategic time out as he trails 8-9.
Sharath still has the psychological upper hand, looking to close it in 6 sets
