Archive · 5 Sep 2026
Sreeja to Lead Indian Table Tennis Team at Asian Games
Sreeja is a table tennis player from Telangana who will lead India’s women’s team.
Her coach, Somnath Ghosh, will also work as an official coach for the team.
The team includes five players in total.
They are preparing to compete at the Asian Games.
The Games will take place in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
Sreeja will play in singles, team and doubles competitions.
She said she is excited to represent India.
She hopes to perform at her best.
Akula Sreeja will lead India’s women’s table tennis team at the upcoming Asian Games.
Coach Somnath Ghosh has been appointed one of the Indian team’s official coaches.
The women’s team also includes Diya Parag Chitale, Syndrella Das, Yashaswini Deepak Ghorpade and Sutirtha Mukherjee.
Ranked world No. 64, Sreeja will compete in singles, team and doubles events.
The Asian Games are scheduled for September 19 to October 4 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
- Who
- Akula Sreeja, coach Somnath Ghosh and India’s women’s table tennis team.
- What
- Sreeja has been named team leader, while Ghosh has been appointed an official coach for the Asian Games.
- When
- The Asian Games are scheduled from September 19 to October 4.
- Where
- Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
- Why
- To represent India in the Asian Games; Sreeja said she wants to perform at her best.
- Team leader
- Akula Sreeja
- Official coach
- Somnath Ghosh
- World ranking
- Sreeja is ranked No. 64
- Indian women’s team
- Diya Parag Chitale, Syndrella Das, Yashaswini Deepak Ghorpade, Sutirtha Mukherjee and Akula Sreeja
- Sreeja’s events
- Singles, team and doubles
- Event
- Asian Games
- Location and dates
- Aichi-Nagoya, Japan; September 19 to October 4