Indian Table Tennis Stars Shine with 9 Medals at WTT Contender Lagos 2024

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Indian contingents secured a total of 9 medals (3 gold, 1 silver, and 5 bronze) at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Contender Lagos 2024, held from June 19th to 23rd at Sir Molade Okoya Thomas Indoor Sports Hall, Lagos, Nigeria.

An Overview of the News

• Sreeja Akula of India achieved a historic milestone by winning the 2024 WTT Women's Singles title. 

• She defeated China's Yijie Ding in the finals, becoming the first Indian player to claim a Women's Singles title in the WTT Contender.

• Germany's Dimitrij Ovtcharov emerged victorious in the Men's Singles category, securing his second WTT Series Singles title by defeating compatriot Ricardo Walther in the finals.

Winners & Runners-up at WTT Contender Lagos 2024:

• Women's Singles:

  • Champion (Gold): Sreeja Akula (India)

  • Runner-up (Silver): Yijie Ding (China)

• Men's Singles:

  • Champion (Gold): Dimitrij Ovtcharov (Germany)

  • Runner-up (Silver): Ricardo Walther (Germany)

• Women's Doubles:

  • Champions (Gold): Sreeja Akula and Archana Kamath (India)

  • Runners-up (Silver): Yashaswini Ghorpade and Diya Chitale (India)

• Men's Doubles:

  • Champions (Gold): Harmeet Desai and Manav Thakkar (India)

  • Runners-up (Silver): Olajide Omotayo and Azeez Solanke (Nigeria)

Noteworthy Achievements:

• Sreeja Akula made history as the first Indian player to clinch the Women's Singles title at a WTT Contender event.

• Dimitrij Ovtcharov added another WTT Series Singles title to his resume with this victory.

Highlights of Indian Medal Winners at the WTT Contender Event

• Women's Singles: Ayhika Mukherjee and Suthirtha Mukherjee earned bronze medals after losing in the semifinals.

• Women's Doubles: Sreeja Akula and Archana Kamath claimed the gold medal by defeating Yashaswini Ghorpade and Diya Chitale in the finals. Yashaswini Ghorpade and Diya Chitale secured the silver medal.

• Women's Singles Rankings: Sreeja Akula climbed 19 spots to become India's highest-ranked player, reaching World No. 24.

• Men's Doubles: Harmeet Desai and Manav Thakkar won the gold medal by defeating the Nigerian pair of Olajide Omotayo and Azeez Solanke. They became the first Indian men's pair to win a WTT Contender title.

• Mixed Doubles: Archana Kamath and Manav Thakkar, along with Manush Shah and Diya Chitale, secured bronze medals after losing in the semifinals.