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India Open Asian Games Table Tennis Campaign With 3-0 Win

India mens table tennis team begin Asian Games campaign with 3-0 win over Indonesia · livemint.com

India’s men’s table tennis team started the Asian Games with a win.

They beat Indonesia by three matches to zero.

Sathiyan Gnanasekaran won the first match for India.

Manav Thakkar then won a close match that lasted five games.

Manush Shah won the final match in straight games.

This gave India a strong start in the team competition.

India also earned a silver medal in the women’s 10m air rifle team event.

The country recorded other wins in MMA, hockey and women’s table tennis, while Smriti Mandhana set a women’s T20I scoring record.

Key facts

Result: India beat Indonesia 3-0.
Competition: Asian Games 2026 men’s table tennis group stage.
Indian winners: Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah.
Closest match: Manav Thakkar defeated Muhammad Junindra in five games.
Final match: Manush Shah beat Affan Pratama 11-9, 11-9, 12-10.
Other Indian medal: Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Maskar and Vidarsa Vinod won silver in the women’s 10m air rifle team event.
Other notable result: India’s women’s hockey team defeated Uzbekistan 19-0.

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