The current TT March World Team rankings show that the men's team remains at WR15, while the women's team has significantly improved to WR13.
On Monday, the men's and women's table tennis teams secured their participation in the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic Games, marking a historic achievement for the sport in the country. Despite a setback in the pre-quarter-final matches of the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships in Busan, the Indian team managed to secure a place in the world rankings, thereby earning a ticket to Olympic Games.
The news sparked excitement among Indian sports fans who were eagerly awaiting confirmation after teams withdrew from the event. With calculators ready and expectations rising, the nation eagerly awaited the results. The latest World Team Rankings from TT March show the men's team remaining stable at WR15, while the women's team saw a significant jump up to WR13.
This feat not only guaranteed the team's participation in the Olympics, but also secured two individual singles quotas in each of the men's and women's singles categories. In the women's singles category, Manika Batra leads the rankings with an impressive winning percentage, followed by Sreeja Akula.
Meanwhile, on the men's side, Harmeet Desai emerged as a standout player who consistently scored goals. However, experienced players like Sharath Kamal, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Manav Thakkar experience fluctuations in performance, which adds intrigue to the Olympic selection process.
The Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) has clarified its selection policy, stating that the two highest-ranked players in the team event will be selected to compete in the singles event at the 2024 Paris Olympics and will not count not just about their place in the event. event. World ranking.
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