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 1:46 AM GMT
Backlashes for days
Sharath's giant backhand whip was surely the highlight of this set, by far
From 0-2 down to 3-4 up to 5-5, too close for comfort
- 26 July 2021 1:43 AM GMT
Time outs do work
Sharath won 4 points with witty placement, after 4-4 time out.
Sharath Leads 3-2, One more to join Manika at Round 3
- 26 July 2021 1:39 AM GMT
Tiago comes back
Sharath had to resort to a time-out, as Apolonia crawls his way back in Set 5, 4-4.
Will this break bring some clarity in thought?
- 26 July 2021 1:35 AM GMT
Did you know?
Tiago Apolonia's wife is also a Table Tennis player, she plays in leagues in Germany
Sharath Kamal listens to classical music to calm his nerves
- 26 July 2021 1:31 AM GMT
Tiago in lead
A complete turnaround, Apolonia takes 4 points to go in the lead for the first time 9-8
- 26 July 2021 1:29 AM GMT
Neck-to-Neck
There's very little to separate the two in this Set.
Sharath lashes to Tiago's body, 7-5
- 26 July 2021 1:26 AM GMT
Replicating moves
Forehands away from the body, banana swings, and whatnot
Sharath leads 3-2
