Akula and Batra Advance, Kamal Exits Paris 2024

At the Paris 2024 Olympics, Indian table tennis player Sreeja Akula achieved a dominant 4-0 victory over Sweden's Christina Kallberg, advancing to the round of 32 in her debut Olympic appearance. Fellow Indian player Manika Batra also progressed, defeating Great Britain's Anna Hursey 4-1. However, veteran player Sharath Kamal faced a surprising exit after losing 2-4 to Slovenia's Deni Kozul. Meanwhile, Lily Zhang of the USA won her match against Mariana Sahakian, moving to the round of 32. Notably, Luxembourg's Ni Xia Lian, at 61, became the oldest table tennis player to secure a win at the Olympics, beating Turkey's Sibel Altinkaya 4-2.