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Ultimate Table Tennis, which was set to enter its fourth season this year, has been postponed indefinitely owing to the Covid-19 pandemic situation. With most of the sporting events stalled around the globe and the Tokyo Olympics pushed back by a year, the decision was inevitable.

India’s TT star G Sathiyan expressed that the top Indian singles players have a great chance of qualifying for the Olympics. Earlier, The Indian men's and women's table tennis teams missed out on an opportunity to secure qualification for Tokyo 2020 in the ITTF World Team Qualification tournament.

India's star female table tennis player Manika Batra feels that moving her training base has helped her make significant strides in her game because of the positive playing environment in Pune. Manika has jumped 18 places in the last two months in the ITTF rankings to be placed at No.61.