Veteran paddler Sharath Kamal was India's second singles competitor on the day and like his teammates, he too recorded a 3-0 win against Bangladesh's Md Rifat Sabbir.
The Indian men’s table tennis team will take on the Nigerian team in the semi-final of the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The team defeated Bangladesh in the quarter-final without dropping a single game. The doubles team of Harmeet Desai and Sathiyan Gnanansekaran defeated Ramhimlian Bawm and Mohutasin Ahmed Ridoy 3-0. Gnanasekaran was involved in singles action as well against Ridoy and the Indian paddler recorded a flawless 3-0 win. Veteran paddler Sharath Kamal was India’s second singles competitor on the day and like his teammates, he too recorded a 3-0 win against Bangladesh’s Md Rifat Sabbir.
Sharath Kamal, Gnanasekaran Sathiyan, Harmeet Desai, Sanil Shetty, Manush Shah (Reserve)
The Indian Men’s Table Tennis team will take on Nigeria on Monday, August 1, in the semi-final round of the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The match is scheduled to start from 11:30 pm IST.
The Commonwealth Games return to England as Birmingham plays host to the event after London in 1934 and Manchester in 2002. This edition is expected have 72 nations and around 6,600 athletes from all around the world. India will be sending a 322-member squad for Commonwealth Games. Table Tennis has been part of the Commonwealth Games as an optional sport since 2002 and the Indian team is fielding a strong team for the event.
This includes the Men’s and Women’s table tennis teams, where Manika Batra created history in 2018 winning Gold in Australia. She became the the first Indian woman table tennis player to win an individual gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. In the men’s category, Sharath Kamal won the bronze medal. The Indian table tennis contingent finished the edition with a total of eight medals.
Country | Channel/Streaming service |
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Brunei | RTB |
Canada | CBC |
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Singapore | Mediacorp |
United Kingdom | BBC |
Wales | S4C |
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