Indian table tennis veteran Achanta Sharath Kamal made a shock exit from the Paris Olympics men’s singles competition, but star woman player Manika Batra started her campaign with a 4-1 thrashing of her opponent in a round of 64 match here on Sunday. The 42-year-old Kamal, who was making his fifth Olympics appearance, lost 2-4 (12-10, 9-11, 6-11, 7-11, 11-8, 10-12) to Deni Kozul of Slovenia ranked 86 places below him in a round of 64 match that lasted 53 minutes.

Tight fourth game