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Paris<\/strong>: Indian sensation Manika Batra thrived under pressure, propelling the women\u2019s table tennis team to a 3-2 triumph over Romania, clinching a quarter-final berth at the Paris 2024 Olympics.<\/p>\n Batra\u2019s stellar play, marked by two pivotal victories, played a key role in defeating the steadfast Romanian team. India gained a 2-0 advantage after Sreeja Akula-Archana Kamath and Manika Batra secured wins in the opening matches of the tie.<\/p>\n Romania, however, claimed the subsequent two matches, prompting a decisive fifth match. Batra emerged victorious against Adina Diaconu with scores of 11-5, 11-9, 11-9, thus sealing the tie. India is set to compete against either the USA or Germany in the women\u2019s team table tennis quarter-finals.<\/p>\n The contest commenced with India\u2019s Archana Kamath and Sreeja Akula facing Romania\u2019s Adina Diaconu and Elizabeta Samara. The Indian pair showcased excellent coordination, clinching the match in straight sets, 11-9, 12-10, 11-7.<\/p>\n This win provided India with a 1-0 lead. Following this, India\u2019s leading player, Manika Batra, went up against Romania\u2019s Bernadette Szocs. Batra commanded the match, securing a convincing victory with scores of 11-5, 11-7, and 11-7, which bolstered India\u2019s lead to 2-0.<\/p>\n The match\u2019s dynamics shifted when Akula faced a tough match against Samara. Akula fought bravely but narrowly lost the five-set match with scores of 8-11, 11-4, 7-11, 11-6, 11-8. Romania\u2019s win narrowed India\u2019s lead to 2-1.<\/p>\n The Romanian surge persisted as Szocs took on Kamath. In a tight match, Szocs won, defeating Kamath 11-5, 8-11, 11-7, 11-9, equalizing the score at 2-2 and leading to a final, decisive match.<\/p>\n Despite the challenges, the Indian team maintained their composure and determination. Their tenacity and skill were instrumental in advancing to the quarter-finals, demonstrating their capacity for greater achievements in the tournament.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n [ad_2] [ad_1] Paris: Indian sensation Manika Batra thrived under pressure, propelling the women\u2019s table tennis team to a 3-2 triumph over Romania, clinching a quarter-final berth at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Batra\u2019s stellar play, marked by two pivotal victories, played a key role in defeating the steadfast Romanian team. India gained a 2-0 advantage after Sreeja […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":38651,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-38650","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/download-27.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38650","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38650"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38650\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38652,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38650\/revisions\/38652"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38651"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38650"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38650"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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