Top-ranked Indian G Sathiyan feels India has the potential to be among the top five table tennis nations and the rapid growth of the game can be fuelled further with an elusive medal at the Summer Olympics next year. He firmly believes that India's young players have the potential to do even better than he and his contemporaries have managed to achieve.

"In the team rankings, right now we are closing in on the top 10, but the way we are playing as a unit, we can be a top five nation in table tennis," Sathiyan told PTI in an exclusive interview on the sidelines of the Ultimate Table Tennis here.