Indian Table Tennis

Fast-rising Sathiyan Gnanasekaran reaches World No 24 rank in ITTF charts to become first Indian to break into top-25

Sathiyan rose four spots to be 24th in the latest ITTF rankings, following his impressive sixth place finish in the Asia Cup in Yokohama earlier this month.

ITTF World Championships: Sathiyan Gnanasekaran bows out in Round of 32 to end Indian challenge

The Indian challenge at 2019 ITTF World Championships came to an end when G Sathiyan lost to Hugo Calderano of Brazil in men's singles round of 32.

Down memory lane: Kamlesh Mehta recalls how table tennis went from a monsoon sport to a summer of excellence in 2018

Table tennis veteran Kamlesh Mehta walks down the memory lane to reminisce about a time where, forget video tapes and analytics, Indian table tennis players didn’t even have coaches and only a rudimentary understanding of physical fitness.

Neha Aggarwal interview: Ex-India paddler on roadmap Indian table tennis needs for Tokyo Olympics

In the last few months, Indian table tennis made headlines and history. What must India do to capitalise on the momentum in time for Tokyo Olympics? Neha Aggarwal tells Firstpost

Sathiyan Gnanasekaran stuns World No 17 Sangeun Jong to qualify for main draw of ITTF Austrian Open

Sathiyan began his impressive run in the elite Platinum tournament by beating the recently-crowned Youth Olympic champion Wang Chuqin

World Table Tennis Championship: Sharath Kamal loses to Lin Gaoyuan as India's challenge ends

Two years ago, at the Suzhou world championships, Sharath was in a great form before pulling out at the same stage after a hip injury.