Indian Table Tennis Qualify For Paris 2024 Olympic

The Indian men’s and women’s teams made history on Monday by qualifying for the Olympics for the first time based on the world rankings. Last month, at the World Team Championship in Busan, which was the final qualifying tournament for the Paris Olympics, both Indian teams had to face defeat in the pre-quarterfinals. After its conclusion, there were 7 spots left in the team competition, for which teams were selected based on their rankings.

IITF Provides Information

The Indian Table Tennis Federation (IITF), providing information about the qualification, wrote, “The team that couldn’t qualify in the latest World Team Rankings has secured its ticket for Paris 2024.” In the women’s category, India was ranked 13th. India qualified for the Paris Olympics along with Poland (12), Sweden (15), and Thailand. Similarly, in the men’s team, along with India, Croatia (12) and Slovenia (11) also secured their tickets to the Paris Olympics.

Sharath Kamal’s Post

Indian veteran player Sharath Kamal, taking support from the social media platform ‘X’, wrote on this joyous occasion, “Finally, India has qualified for the Olympic team competition. I’ve been wanting to see this for a long time. Despite playing for the fifth time in the Olympics, this feels really special. Congratulations to the women’s team as well, who achieved a historic feat.”

Finally!!!! India qualifies for the team event at the Olympics! Something I have wanted for a long long time! This one is truly special, despite it being my fifth appearance at the Olympics!
Kudos to our Women’s Team who also secure a historical quota! 👏🏽👏🏽🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/0VhqTpFmFy

— Sharath Kamal OLY (@sharathkamal1) March 4, 2024

First-time Qualification

It’s a remarkable achievement in Indian Table Tennis history because it’s the first time the country will participate in the team competition after being included in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Both Indian teams missed out on Olympic tickets due to their recent losses in the ITTF World Team Championship pre-quarterfinals. The men’s team had to face a 0-3 defeat against South Korea, while the women’s team encountered a 1-3 loss against Chinese Taipei.

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