Indian Men’s and Women’s Table Tennis Teams Secure Bronze Medals
  • The Indian Men's table tennis team won a bronze medal at the Asian Table Tennis Championships 2024, which took place in Astana, Kazakhstan. Their achievement represents the team's third straight bronze in this championship.
The Milestone by Women’s Doubles Pair
  • India's top-rated women’s doubles team, consisting of Ayhika Mukherjee and Sutirtha Mukherjee, accomplished a commendable feat by seizing a bronze medal in the championship.
  • This win makes them the first all-Indian women's doubles team to secure a medal at the Asian Championships. They became the successors of Gool Nasikwala, who won a gold medal with Japan’s Yoshiko Tanaka in 1952.
India’s Overall Performance at the Championships
  • India decided the Championships with a total of three bronze medals.
  • The Indian women's team earned a historic bronze, the first one since the Asian Table Tennis Union started organising the competition in 1972.
  • The men's team, on the other hand, held their ground with a third consecutive bronze.
The Cumulative Medal Tally for India
  • With these achievements, India's total medal count in the Asian Championships now amounts to eight. All of these are bronze medals.
Report on Individual Performances
  • Former Commonwealth Games champion, Manika Batra, however, was pushed out in the pre-quarter finals round of the women's singles tournament.
  • Sharath Kamal, another experienced player, couldn't extend his game beyond the round of 64 in men’s singles competition.
Highlight on Men’s Team Performance
  • Despite a 3-0 loss to Chinese Taipei in the semi-finals, the men’s team was still able to secure the bronze medal.
  • Their consistent strength seen through their performance marks the third consecutive bronze medal-winning in the men's team event. Since the tournament's inception, India has bagged seven bronze medals.