Question
Download Solution PDFWhich pair has become the first Indian mixed doubles pair to enter the top five of the ITTF Table Tennis World Rankings in November 2022?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Manika Batra and Gnanasekaran Sathiyan.
Key Points
- Table tennis players Manika Batra and Gnanasekaran Sathiyan created history by becoming the first Indian mixed doubles pair to enter the top five of the ITTF Table Tennis World Rankings on 8 Nov'22.
- The duo climbed up in the rankings after making it to the final of the WTT Contender event in Nova Gorica, Slovenia, where they lost to South Korea’s Lim Jonghoon and Shin Yubin 3-0 in the final.
Additional Information
- The International Table Tennis Federation is the governing body for all national table tennis associations.
- The role of the ITTF includes overseeing rules and regulations and seeking technological improvement for the sport of table tennis.
- ITTF:
- Founded: 1926
- Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland
- CEO: Steve Dainton (Jul 2017–)
- Founders: Ivor Montagu, William Henry Lawes
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