10 Interesting Facts about Table Tennis
Table Tennis, also known as Ping Pong is one of the most popular racket sports around the World. It is a sport in which two or four players can hit a plastic ball back and forth across a table using a table tennis bat. Let…
Sharath Kamal: The highest-ranked Indian Table Tennis player
Achanta Sharath Kamal is a professional Table Tennis player hailing from Tamil Nadu, India. The veteran is the first Table Tennis player to win the Senior National Championships nine times. He broke the record of the eight times National Champion, Kamlesh Mehta. The Arjuna Award…
Coronavirus: Major Table Tennis and Hockey tournaments affected
The Coronavirus epidemic has bought the sporting world to a standstill. Several sports like football, badminton, tennis and many more are facing cancellation or temporary suspension of tournaments. The outbreak of coronavirus has claimed the lives of at least 7,500 people and has spread to…
Sharath Kamal wins Oman Open, first Open title after 10 years
This comeback may not be Roger Federer-esque, but Sharath Kamal still has a fight left in him. The paddler, at 37, has won the Oman Open, his first tour title after 10 years in Muscat, Oman. Kamal defeated Marcos Freitas 4-2 in the final to…
Tokyo Olympics 2020: India still has a hope for a Table Tennis quota
The Tokyo Olympics will comprise a total of 172 table tennis players coming from their respective NOCs. Each NOC is entitled it enter up to 6 athletes, two male and two female athletes in the singles event, one male and one female pair in doubles…
Table Tennis Grips For Beginners
Millions of people all over the world play this sport. No matter who you are and whether you play with your mates, at your school, or competitively, you always need to be strong with your basics. The most basic of the basics, however, is your…
Highlighting Manav Thakkar’s recent achievement
Manav Thakkar is a relatively unknown name in Indian sports but wouldn’t be in the near future. The table tennis player has recently been crowned as the World No. 1 at the U-21 level. Thakkar stood first with 6780 points followed by France’s Bastien Rembert…
4 Of the Best Table Tennis Footwork Drills to Make You a Better Player
Possessing good footwork is the most fundamental table tennis skill you must possess in order to succeed. This is precisely why mastering and modifying footwork techniques are crucial. Table tennis at a high level tends to be a very rapid sport, therefore predicting where you’ll…
6 GREAT WAYS TO PRACTISE TABLE TENNIS ALONE
Most of us consider and understand table tennis as a two/four-person game, but there are several ways in which one can play alone as well. In fact, this is a great way to practice at your own pace and set a routine that you can…
Know Your Star –Manav Thakkar
Surat is the 8th most populous city in India. This busy city is famous for diamond polishing and textiles. In the heart of the town is a two-storied building. A family of doctors lives here. Vikas is an Ophthalmologist, and Kalpana is an Ayurvedacharya. Their…