<p>Indian men&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/samant-shines-at-state-tt-meet-23367782" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>table tennis</strong></a> team is set to face a formidable challenge as they compete against four-time gold medallists China in the opening round of the Paris Olympics.</p>
<p>The women&rsquo;s team, meanwhile, will face Romania in the round of 16. They could face , the Rio 2016 silver medallists Germany, in the second round.</p>
<p>Notably, India have qualified for team events in table tennis for the first time. On the other hand, China have won the gold medal in the men&rsquo;s event at all the editions, since the introduction of team events at the Olympics in 2008.</p>
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<p>In the singles women&rsquo;s singles event, star paddler Manika Batra, who is seeded 18, will begin her campaign against Anna Hursey, teenager from Great Britain.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Manika, who is competing in her third Olympics after making her debut in Rio 2016, made it to the third round at Tokyo 2020 in women&rsquo;s singles. Hursey, on the other hand, will be making her Olympic debut.</p>
<p>Another Indian, Sreeja Akula was seeded 16, and will take on Sweden&rsquo;s Christina Kallberg in her round-of-64 match.</p>
<p>In men&rsquo;s singles, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/sharath-is-indias-flag-bearer-mary-kom-chef-de-mission-at-paris-oly-23341017" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Sharath Kamal</strong></a>, who will mark his record fifth Olympic appearance, will face 27-year-old Deni Kozul of Slovenia in the opening round.</p>
<p>Harmeet Desai will be a part of the preliminares. Desai will face Zaid Abo Yaman of Jordan on July 27. Harmeet will face world no. 5 Frenchman Felix Lebrun if he wins the preliminary round. Table tennis competitions will take place between July 27 to August 10.</p>
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