India’s table tennis star Sreeja Akula achieved an unique feat after recieving the highest-ever ranking for an Indian in the sport. After a string of impressive performances in the Paris Olympics, the paddler in now ranked 21st in the world. Akula had a decent outing at the Paris Olympics, going to to proceed till the round of 16.
Sreeja Akula becomes highest-ranked Indian paddler
Sreeja Akula lost to World number 1 Sun Yingsha in the round of 16 at Paris Olympics, exiting the Games. The Chinese paddler never let Akula settle, clinching the 4-set game in a dominating fashion with a score line of 12-10, 12-10, 11-8, and 11-3. She won her Round of 32 match in women’s singles table tennis, defeating Singapore’s Jing Yang 4-2.
Prior to the Paris Olympics, Sreeja Akula had reached her career high of World Number 40 ranking. She had an impressive run in the lead up to the Games, winning the Corpus Christi and the Beirut singles. Sreeja Akula and Manika Batra became the only Indian paddlers to have reached the round of 16 in the Olympics.
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