Table tennis has been a permanent sport in the Olympic Games since it made its debut in 1988. In 2024 Paris Olympics, TT will be played from July 27 onwards with the finals set to be played from August 3 onwards. However, China have been the most successful team in TT with 60 medals (32 gold), South Korea sits at second place with 18 medals.
India too field a strong team in table tennis, comprising of the likes of veteran Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra. Here in this article, we’ll take a look at the list of Indian athletes and the categories and its schedule at the Paris Olympics.
Indian athletes qualified in table tennis for 2024 Paris Olympics
Sharath Kamal: Men’s singles and men’s team
Harmeet Desai: Men’s singles and men’s team
Manav Thakkar: Men’s team
Manika Batra: Women’s singles and women’s team
Sreeja Akula: Women’s singles and women’s team
Archana Kamath: Women’s team
Table Tennis at Paris Olympics 2024: Schedule, venue, categories and more
The table tennis events will run from July 27 till August 10, 2024. The events will be held at the South Paris Arena. A total of five medal events will be played during the Games, including men’s and women’s singles, mixed doubles and men’s and women’s team.
The medal matches for women’s singles will take place in August 3, followed by the men’s singles medal matches on August 4. The mixed doubles medal matches will be held on July 30, whereas the men’s and women’s team medal events will be held on August 9 and 10, respectively.
When and where to watch 2024 Paris Olympics in India?
Viacom18 has bagged the media rights in India for the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics. Seeing this, the upcoming Summer Games will be broadcast on Sports18 channels in India, while the live streaming will be available for free on JioCinema app and website.