Paris Olympics 2024 table tennis, Day 2 Highlights: Sreeja Akula, Manika Batra win; Sharath Kamal, Harmeet Desai out with opening round defeats

Published at :July 29, 2024 at 12:03 AM

Modified at :July 29, 2024 at 12:03 AM

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Table Tennis top matches today

2:15 PM: Table Tennis – Sreeja Akula vs. Christina Kallberg – Women’s singles round of 64

3:00 PM: Table Tennis – Achanta Sharath Kamal vs. Deni Kozul Men’s singles round of 64

4:40 PM: Table Tennis – Manika Batra vs Anna Hudsey – Women’s singles round of 64

11:30 PM: Table Tennis – Harmeet Desai vs Felix Leburn – Men’s Singles Round of 64

Harmeet Desai, representing India in table tennis at the Paris 2024 Olympics, won his first match on Saturday. The 31-year-old defeated Zaid Abo Yaman from Jordan with a score of 4-0 in the preliminary round of men’s singles.

Desai, who has won two gold medals at the Commonwealth Games, showed strong performance throughout the match. He won each game with scores of 11-7, 11-9, 11-5, and 11-5. The entire match lasted only 30 minutes.

In the first game, Desai quickly took control, winning five points in a row to secure the game. The second game was closer, but Desai still came out on top. In the third and fourth games, he dominated with his serves, winning many points directly from them.

With this victory, Desai moves on to the next round of the competition. He will face Felix Lebrun from France on Sunday in the round of 64. This match will take place at the South Paris Arena.

Paris Olympics 2024 table tennis, Day 2 Highlights: Sreeja Akula, Manika Batra win; Sharath Kamal, Harmeet Desai out with opening round defeats

Table Tennis top matches today

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