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Paris: The Indian table tennis campaign at the Paris 2024 Olympics ended with the women\u2019s team\u2019s defeat to Germany in the quarter-finals on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The Indian women\u2019s team, comprising Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula and Archana Kamath, lost 3-1 to the Rio 2016 silver medallists Germany. Archana Kamath picked up India\u2019s only win in the tie.<\/p>\n
India, competing in the team events for the first time at the Olympics, lost in the opening round of the men\u2019s event to the People\u2019s Republic of China.<\/p>\n
In the singles events, Manika Batra and Sreeja Akula made the round of 16 in the women\u2019s event, while five-time Olympian Sharath Kamal and Harmeet Desai lost in the opening round of the men\u2019s event.<\/p>\n
In the women\u2019s team quarter-finals against Germany, Archana Kamath combined with Sreeja Akula in the doubles match. The duo lost to the German pair of Yuan Wan and Shan Xiaona 3-1 (11-5, 8-11, 12-10, 11-6).<\/p>\n
Later, world No. 25 Manika Batra was stunned by teenager Annett Kaufmann, ranked 100 in the singles match. Manika won the first game but the 18-year-old Kaufmann turned it around to win 3-1 (8-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-7).<\/p>\n
Archana Kamath, ranked 123rd, brought India into the tie after a hard-fought victory against veteran Shan Xiaona, world No. 40. Archana defeated her higher-ranked opponent 3-1 (19-17, 1-11, 11-5, 11-9) to take the tie into a fourth match.<\/p>\n
However, the Germans sealed the victory in the fourth match with Annett Kaufmann once again turned up with a big performance. She defeated Sreeja Akula, who recently achieved the highest ranking for an Indian table tennis player at world No. 22, in straight games 3-0 (11-6, 11-7, 11-7) to take their team into the semi-finals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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