Sharath Kamal in Asian table tennis team
August 21st, 2012 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 21 (IANS) Achanta Sharath Kamal has been included in the Asian table tennis team that will take part in the 2012 Euro-Asia Event European Stage to be held ... Read more...
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Olympics: India sack chief TT coach
August 2nd, 2012 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 2 (IANS) India's chief table tennis coach Leszek Kucharski will no longer be part of the team.The Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) has decided against renewing his ... Read more...
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Indian girls win silver at Spanish TT meet
May 11th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Indian girls had to settle for silver at the Spanish Junior and Cadet Open Table Tennis championships in Girona, Spain, after losing to Japan 0-3 ... Read more...
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TT: Soumyajit, Ankita book London berth, heartbreak for Sharath
April 22nd, 2012 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Soumyajit Ghosh and Ankita Das, booked their London Olympics berths Sunday in the Asian Olympic Qualification Table Tennis Tournament in Hong Kong, but it was ... Read more...
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Table tennis: Sharath misses out on fifth qualifying spot for Olympics
April 21st, 2012 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Achanta Sharath Kamal failed to seal the fifth qualifying spot at the ongoing Asian Olympic Qualification Table Tennis Tournament in Hong Kong, when he lost ... Read more...
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Hyderabad to host Junior World TT tourney in 2012
April 2nd, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Dortmund, April 2 (IANS) India will host the World Junior Table Tennis Championships this year instead of in 2013.The 2012 edition of the event was originally allotted to South Africa ... Read more...
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Promising paddlers get a chance to qualify for London Olympics
March 20th, 2012 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The Indian table tennis team for the London Olympics qualifiers will have a blend of youth and experience. Sharath Kamal and Poulomi Ghatak remain the ... Read more...
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National TT: Amalraj charged with unsporting behaviour after stunning Sharath
January 29th, 2012 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 29 (IANS) Anthony Amalraj could not control his emotions after upsetting six-time champion Sharath Kamal for his maiden national table tennis title at the SAI sub-centre here Sunday ... Read more...
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Indian TT players good but need better fitness: India’s Polish coach
January 18th, 2012 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The Indian table tennis team's Polish coach Leszek Kucharski frankly believes the standard of Indian men players is as good as that of the ... Read more...
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Kucharski is new Indian TT coach
November 7th, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) The Indian table tennis team will finally have a full-time coach after the sports ministry approved the appointment of Poland's Leszek Kucharski. The coach's position ... Read more...
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Coach backs out, TT players Olympics preparations suffer
July 14th, 2011 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The preparations of the Indian table tennis team for major international events, including the Olympic qualifiers, has hit a roadblock after Sweden's Anders Johansson turned ... Read more...
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India’s new TT coach can make difference, says former world champion
June 22nd, 2011 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Former World table tennis champion Peter Karlsson sees the appointment of his fellow Swede Anders Johansson as India's national coach as a huge positive and ... Read more...
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Swede Johansson set to be India’s table tennis coach
June 3rd, 2011 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Swedish Anders Johansson is set to take over as India's table tennis coach. The Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) has recommended Johansson's name to ... Read more...
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Former TT world champion to inaugurate academy in Indore
April 13th, 2011 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Former table tennis world doubles champion Peter Karlsson will inaugurate country's first national academy in Indore in June.Karlsson, the brand ambassador of Indian table tennis ... Read more...
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Top stars to miss North Zone Table Tennis
December 18th, 2010 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) The North Zone National Ranking table tennis championships will be held at the Yamuna Sports Complex here Dec 19-23 without some of the country's top players.Commonwealth Games ... Read more...
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TTFI to open national academy to produce world-class players
December 11th, 2010 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) With an eye to the future and to produce a steady stream of international players, the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) is all set to open ... Read more...
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Indian TT to get two foreign coaches
December 4th, 2010 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) Bolstered by India's best ever performance in the Delhi Commonwealth Games, Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) is looking for two foreign coaches to prepare the paddlers ... Read more...
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TTFI finally gets a sponsor for world juniors
October 30th, 2010 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) With only a day left for the start of the Global Junior City Circuit Final and Cadet Challenge in Hyderabad, the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) ... Read more...
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CWG Table Tennis venue likely to turn into a training centre
October 23rd, 2010 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) The Yamuna Sports Complex (YSC), venue for the table tennis competition of the Commonwealth Games, could soon become a training centre for the sport here.The Table Tennis ... Read more...
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Sanil, lone new face in table tennis squad for Asiad
October 21st, 2010 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) Young Sanil Shetty is the lone new face in the 10-member table tennis squad for the Asian Games that was announced by the Table Tennis Federation of ... Read more...
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World TT body keen to host world championships in India
October 15th, 2010 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), impressed by the successful hosting of the event at the Commonwealth Games, is keen to stage the world championships in ... Read more...
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CWG: TT federation still waits for complimentary tickets
October 12th, 2010 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
By Bharat Sharma
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) The Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) says the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee has not responded to its request for complimentary tickets for table tennis ... Read more...
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Indian men seeded second, women fourth in CWG TT
October 2nd, 2010 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) India were seeded second in men's and fourth in women's team competitions of the table tennis event at the Commonwealth Games.India, who are defending champions in the ... Read more...
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Sharath Kamal to lead India’s challenge, CWG squad announced
August 30th, 2010 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Defending champion Sharath Kamal will lead India's table tennis squad in the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games.
The Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) announced a 10-member squad here ... Read more...
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Only debris to be cleared at Yamuna Sports Complex
August 27th, 2010 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Record rainfall in the national capital has left a question mark over the completion of the Yamuna Sports Complex, one of the venues for the Oct 3-14 ... Read more...
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Indian TT squad leaves for China with eye on CWG glory
August 16th, 2010 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) An Indian table tennis team is on its way to China for training-cum-competition ahead of the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games here.
India are the defending Commonwealth Games champions ... Read more...
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Reigning Commonwealth champions India to train in China
July 29th, 2010 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
By Bharat Sharma
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Reigning men's team champions India, with their singles gold medallist Sharath Kamal, will be in China for training-cum-competition next month in preparation for the Oct ... Read more...
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Indian paddlers will be tested in quality field
June 15th, 2010 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Indian paddlers will test themselves against a quality field in the $100,000 Indian Open Pro Tour table tennis tournament starting here Wednesday.
The five-day tournament, a test event ... Read more...
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Hukam Singh, controller of table tennis in Delhi, is dead
November 4th, 2009 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Hukam Singh Phokela, the strongman of Delhi table tennis for close to five decades, has died following a heart attack. He was 83.
Hukam Singh, who died Tuesday, ... Read more...
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Olympic official Mool Chand Chowhan dies
September 11th, 2009 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Mool Chand Chowhan, vice-president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and secretary general of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI), died in Jaipur Friday after a ... Read more...
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National sports federations hail Gill’s reappointment
May 29th, 2009 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) National Sports Federations (NSF) have given a thumbs up to the reappointment of M.S. Gill as sports minister, and have given him a long wishlist at ... Read more...
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Indore to host Indian Open TT Championship
March 27th, 2008 - 5:49 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Indore will host this year's Indian Open Table Tennis Championship, an International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) professional tour event from Oct 29 to Nov 2. The inaugural ... Read more...
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