A record four-member Indian table tennis contingent aims to make the most of their time in Rio Olympics as they gear up for the men’s and women’s competitions with first round beginning at the Riocentro Pavillion 3 here on Saturday.
World No 73 Sharath Kamal, in his third Olympics, leads India’s campaign even though he is ranked lower than his younger teammate and World No.68 Soumyajit Ghosh. Ghosh was the first one to qualify for the Games before Sharath too made the cut.
Veteran women’s player Mouma Das is here for her second Olympics with her maiden experience coming 12 years ago in Athens. Making her Olympic debut would be the rising star Manika Batra, ranked 127 ahead of Das (150).