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The Tokyo Olympics is all set to begin on July 23. India will be sending its largest-ever contingent to compete in 18 sports at the Games, which consists of 119 athletes.
There are many talented athletes that will head to the Tokyo Olympics in the hopes of a podium finish. Table tennis is one such sport in which the Indians are fully loaded.
Also Read: Tokyo Olympics 2020: Does India stand a chance in table tennis?
4 Indians paddlers will be competing against the best in the world to help India win its first medal in TT. Among the group of paddlers, Achanta Sharath Kamal is the most experienced player. Kamal will be heading into his 4th Olympic campaign and is currently ranked 32nd in the world.
Meanwhile, Manika Batra will be heading to her second Olympic games. G Sathiyan and Sutirtha Mukherjee will also be making their debuts at the Tokyo Olympics. Here is a look at the full schedule for the table tennis team at the Tokyo Olympics.
Also Read: India's greatest table tennis player at the Olympics - Sharath Kamal
Indian paddlers schedule at the Tokyo Olympics
July 24, Saturday
Men's Individual Round 1
Participants: G. Sathiyan, Achanta Sharath Kamal
Round 1 starts at 5:30 AM IST
G Sathiyan vs [bye]
Sharath Kamal vs [bye]
Women's Individual Round 1
Participants: Manika Batra, Sutirtha Mukherjee
Round 1 starts at 5:30 AM IST
Sutirtha Mukherjee vs Linda Bergstrom [Sweden]
Manika Batra vs Ho Tin-Tin [Great Britain]
Mixed Doubles
Participants: Sharath Kamal, Manika Batra
Round 1 starts at 7:45 AM IST
Sharath Kamal/Manika Batra vs Lin Yun-ju, Cheng I-Cheng [Chinese Taipei]
July 25, Sunday
Mixed Doubles
Quarter-finals start at 6:30 AM IST
[to be decided after first round]
Men's Singles
Round 2 starts at 10:30 AM IST
[will be played only if they win Round 1]
G Sathiyan vs Brian Afanador [Puerto Rico]/ Lam Siu Hang [Hong Kong]
Women's Singles
Round 2 starts at 10:30 AM IST
[will be played only if they win Round 1]
Manika Batra vs Margaryta Pesotska [Ukraine]
Sutirtha Mukherjee vs Yu Fu [Portugal]
Mixed Doubles
Semi-finals start at 4:30 PM IST
[will be decided on the basis of the quarter-final result]
July 26, Monday
Men's Singles
Round 2 starts at 11:00 AM IST
[will be played only if they win Round 1]
Sharath Kamal vs Tiago Apolonia [Portugal]
Women's Singles
Round 3 starts at 11:00 AM IST
[will be played only if they win Round 1]
Manika Batra vs Sofia Pulcanova [Austria]
Sutirtha Mukherjee vs Mima Ito [Japan]
Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal match starts at 4:30 PM IST
[if they qualify]
Gold medal match starts at 5:30 PM IST
[if they qualify]
July 27, Tuesday
Men's Singles
Round 3 starts at 5:30 AM IST
[if they qualify]
G Sathiyan vs Harimoto Tomokazu [Japan]
Sharath Kamal vs Ma Long [China]
Women's Singles Round of 16
Starts at 6:30 AM IST
[if they qualify]
Please Note: From July 28 - July 30 [Men's and Women's singles quarters/semis and finals will be played]
Also Read: Tokyo Olympics 2021 Schedule
