Indian Table-Tennis Team Primed to Create History at Olympic Qualifiers

The Indian men's table tennis squad is well placed to create history at the Olympic qualifiers at Gondomar, Portugal beginning Wednesday. The fifth seeds need just a quarterfinal finish to ensure its maiden qualification as a team at the Olympic Summer Games. (More Sports News)

Unless the team comprising G Sathiyan (world rank 30), veteran Sharath Kamal (WR 33) and Harmeet Desai (WR 86) play badly, India should not have a lot of difficulty in making the Olympic cut. The other members of the team are Anthony Amalraj and fast-rising Manav Thakkar.

In the past games, Indian players have played only in individual events but now three of them being in top-100 shows the rapid strides India has taken at the highest level.