First up, in the men's doubles match, world No. 1 singles table tennis player Wang Chuqin and five-time Olympic gold medallist Ma Long defeated Harmeet and Manav 3-0 (11-2, 11-3, 11-7).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Commonwealth Games champion and India\u2019s top-ranked singles player at world No. 41 Sharath Kamal played the second match of the tie against world No.2 singles player Fan Zhendong, who won the men\u2019s singles gold medal in Paris 2024.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sharath won the first game but eventually lost the contest 1-3 (11-9, 7-11, 7-11, 5-11). Zhendong.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the match that could have made India's day, world No. 59 Manav played well against Wang Chuqin, but the Chinese player's skill level was simply unmatched, as Thakkar lost 0-3 (11-9, 11-6, 11-9).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier, Harmeet and Sharath were eliminated in the first round of the men\u2019s singles events. Manav, on the other hand, only competed in the team event.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Indian women\u2019s team of Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula and Archana Kamath, seeded 11th, stunned fourth-seeded Romania 3-2 in their Round of 16 tie on Monday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier, Harmeet and Sharath were eliminated in the first round of the men\u2019s singles events. Manav, on the other hand, only competed in the team event.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Also Read: <\/b> Paris Olympics News<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n