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Mantu Ghosh (born 1973/1974) is an Indian former table tennis player from West Bengal.As a two-time national champion, Ghosh is now the coach of India's table tennis women's team and a sports administrator after previously working in different capacities at the state and the national level.
Archana Kamath (born 17 June 2000) is an Indian former table tennis player. She won the gold medal at the 2023 National Games of India in women's singles. She was a part of Indian table tennis contingent at the 2024 Summer Olympics .
These companies act as virtual sports schools where training is scientifically backed up and support facility is provided throughout the training period. The trainees are entitled to an assured career in the Armed Forces at 17½ years. The selection of trainees is done on the basis of performance and potential assessed through a battery of tests.
The first winner of that award was table tennis player Bhavina Patel. The jury has nominated five Indian sportswomen who had an outstanding calendar year, from 1 October 2023 to 30 September 2024.
Table tennis is a popular indoor recreation sport in India. It has gained popularity in states like West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, and Maharashtra. The official governing body of the sport in India is the Table Tennis Federation of India. As of October 2024, the men's team is ranked 12th in the world while the women's team is ranked 10th.
Bangalore has played host to the WTA event, the Bangalore Open which was held here in 2006 and 2007. Mahesh Bhupathi , the winner of many Grand Slam doubles titles, is a resident of Bangalore and has set up a Tennis Academy here with the help of Nike .
The Table Tennis Federation of India is the governing body for table tennis in India. The TTFI was established in 1926, and was a founding member of the International Table Tennis Federation . TTFI's members includes 32 state units and 37 institutions.
After the matter was probed in 2016, the Table Tennis Federation of India banned Mukherjee for a year for allegedly fudging her age record. In 2018, Mukherjee won women's singles title at the Senior National Table Tennis Championships in India and became a part of gold medal winning Indian women's team at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. [17] [18]