Paris Olympics 2024: Highest-seeded Indian table tennis players

Updated On: 17 July, 2024 03:45 PM IST | Sujay Shivalkar

Sreeja Akula (16th) and Manika Batra (18th) are the highest-seeded Indian players at the Paris 2024 Olympics table tennis tournament. Here is all you need to know about them (Pic: AFP/File Pic)

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Sreeja Akula (16th) and Manika Batra (18th) are the highest-seeded Indian players at the Paris 2024 Olympics table tennis tournament. Here is all you need to know about them (Pic: AFP/File Pic)

<p>Table tennis at the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/paris-olympics-2024-full-list-of-athletes-who-will-represent-india-in-paris-23364780" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Paris Olympics 2024</strong></a> will be conducted between July 27 and August 10. All five competitions, men`s singles, women`s singles, mixed doubles, men`s team and women`s team - will be played at the South Paris Arena</p>

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Table tennis at the Paris Olympics 2024 will be conducted between July 27 and August 10. All five competitions, men`s singles, women`s singles, mixed doubles, men`s team and women`s team - will be played at the South Paris Arena

<p><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/sreeja-akula-becomes-first-indian-to-win-wtt-contender-singles-title-23356269" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Sreeja Akula</strong></a> reached a career-best No. 24 in the world table tennis rankings, displacing Manika Batra as India`s top women`s singles player</p>

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Sreeja Akula reached a career-best No. 24 in the world table tennis rankings, displacing Manika Batra as India`s top women`s singles player

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Sreeja, a two-time national champion, became the first Indian table tennis player to win a WTT Contender singles title at Lagos in June

<p>World No. 28 <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/manika-batra-cwg-gold-medalist-batra-becomes-first-indian-woman-to-break-into-top-25-of-world-singles-rankings-23349127" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Manika Batra</strong></a>, meanwhile, is seeded only two places below her compatriot at the Paris Olympics 2024. She will be making her third appearance at the Paris Olympics 2024</p>

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World No. 28 Manika Batra, meanwhile, is seeded only two places below her compatriot at the Paris Olympics 2024. She will be making her third appearance at the Paris Olympics 2024

<p><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/its-a-great-honour-achanta-sharath-kamal-on-being-flagbearer-23362680" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Sharath Kamal</strong></a> is set to make his fifth Olympic appearance. The two-time Commonwealth Games men`s singles champion is seeded 24th at the Paris 2024 Olympics</p>

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Sharath Kamal is set to make his fifth Olympic appearance. The two-time Commonwealth Games men`s singles champion is seeded 24th at the Paris 2024 Olympics

<p>National champion <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/unfairly-singled-out-23298728" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Harmeet Desai</strong></a>, ranked 86th in the world in men`s singles, is seeded 49th</p>

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National champion Harmeet Desai, ranked 86th in the world in men`s singles, is seeded 49th

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