Table Tennis stars Manika Batra, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran help fans learn tricks on Twitter
Earlier this month, the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) had further extended the suspension of all its events and activities until the end of July.
May 16, 2020, 11:12 AM IST
ITTF suspends all events, activities until July end
The world table tennis governing body held its Executive Committee meeting on Friday and reached several outcomes after discussing the latest situation regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.
Table tennis: ITTF chief mulls scrapping individual world championships
The world championships were held for the first time in 1926 and individual titles have been decided every year since the team events were hived off into a separate tournament in 2003.
Apr 13, 2020, 18:05 PM IST
Coronavirus: ITTF world rankings remain unchanged due to event suspension
Earlier, the ITTF president and staff decided to take voluntary salary reduction in 2020 to help the sport during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Coronavirus pandemic: ITTF extends suspension of all events until at least June 30
Besides this, the ITTF has also decided to freeze its ranking lists as of March 2020.
Mar 30, 2020, 14:05 PM IST
Sharath Kamal wins Oman Open
Earlier, Sharath defeated Russia's Kirill Skachkov to enter men's singles final. The ace Indian paddler won the thrilling seven set semi-finals that lasted for one hour and eight minutes.
Mar 16, 2020, 20:53 PM IST
ITTF Rankings: Manav Thakkar climbs to top position in U-21 category
Indian table tennis player Manav Thakkar has climbed to the top spot in the latest International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) rankings for the Under-21 men's singles category released on Friday.
Jan 04, 2020, 11:02 AM IST
ITTF Rankings: Manika Batra becomes first female Indian to break into top 50
The 23-year-old from the national capital has climbed four places to reach the 47th spot in the latest rankings released on Wednesday.
Jan 31, 2019, 08:30 AM IST
Manika Batra becomes first Indian to win 'Breakthrough Table Tennis Star' award
Manika also reached her career-best ranking of 52 in 2018 and became India's highest ranked female player.
Dec 12, 2018, 20:08 PM IST
Asian Games Table Tennis: Sharath Kamal, Manika batra enter mixed doubles semis, assured of medal
The Indian pair of A Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra progressed to the table tennis mixed doubles semifinals, beating North Korea 3-2 to be assured of a medal at the 18th Asian Games here on Wednesday.
Aug 29, 2018, 16:49 PM IST
Olympian TT player Soumyajit Ghosh marries girl who accused him of rape
Everything that could go wrong has gone wrong for the 25-year-old in the year he attained a career-high 58th in the International Table Tennis Federation rankings.
Aug 06, 2018, 22:09 PM IST
G Sathiyan-Sanil Shetty settle for doubles table tennis silver in Thailand
The Indian duo of G Sathiyan and Sanil Shetty finished its campaign at the Thailand Open table tennis event with a silver in men's doubles.
May 21, 2018, 20:49 PM IST
India's TT player G Sathiyan signs with top German club
Sathiyan won a team gold, a silver in men's doubles alongside Sharath Kamal, and a bronze in mixed doubles with Manika Batra at the Gold Coast Games. He was also a part of the Indian men's team that finished 13th, its best ever performance, in the World Team Championships in Sweden last week.
May 11, 2018, 14:12 PM IST
Gold Coast CWG 2018 medal winners Manika Batra, Harmeet Desai recommended for Arjuna Award
Manika Batra, the country's only quadruple medallist at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games 2018, and Harmeet Desai have been recommended for the prestigious Arjuna Award.
Apr 20, 2018, 20:59 PM IST
CWG star Manika Batra recommended for Arjuna Award
The Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) on Friday recommended Manika Batra, the country's only quadruple medallist at the Commonwealth Games, for the prestigious Arjuna Award.
Apr 20, 2018, 17:20 PM IST
Ready to pass on the baton of burden to Manika Batra: Sharath Kamal
Manika was the star of India's successful Commonwealth Games campaign with four medals including double gold in team event and women's singles.
Apr 19, 2018, 17:28 PM IST
CWG gold medallist Manika Batra hopes to be the Saina-Sindhu of table tennis
Manika Batra, who has become the toast of the nation after her sensational run at the Gold Coast Games, is hoping that she has done enough to spark a table tennis revolution in India like Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu did for badminton.
Apr 17, 2018, 17:26 PM IST
Tamil Nadu government announces cash awards for CWG 2018 medal winners
The Tamil Nadu government on Monday lauded sportspersons from the state who had won medals at the just concluded 21st Commonwealth Games in Australia, and announced rich cash incentives for their feats.
Apr 16, 2018, 15:00 PM IST
Commonwealth Games 2018: Sharath Kamal bags bronze in TT men's singles
Sharath Achanta Kamal ended India's fantastic table tennis campaign at the 21st Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast by defeating England's Samuel Walker 4-1 winning Men's Singles Bronze Medal match. Sharath defeated Walker 4-1 (11-7, 11-9, 9-11, 11-6, 12-10) in the play-off match for the third place at the Oxenford Studios in Gold Coast.
Apr 15, 2018, 08:42 AM IST
Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: Manika Batra storms into Table Tennis women's singles final
India's Manika Batra came through in a tight encounter to make her way through to the final of women's singles table tennis competition at the 21st Commonwealth Games in Australia's Gold Coast on Saturday.
Apr 14, 2018, 10:11 AM IST
