New Delhi: India’s no. 1 paddler won her first game against Christina Kallberg in the Paris Olympics 2024 to advance to the Round of 32. It was a walk in the park for the young paddler who has become one of the popular names in the Indian Table Tennis circle.
Sreeja Akula 🇮🇳 beats Christina Kallberg 🇸🇪 in straight games in the Round of 64. #TableTennis pic.twitter.com/6uvnbrBgSk
— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) July 28, 2024
Kallberg came out with attacking intent and was rather relentless with her approach. However, the backhand defence and front-hand attack shots kept things simple for herself. Earlier, Sreeja had scripted history to become the first paddler to win the WTT Contender singles title.
Sreeja in Round of 32
Akula who is India’s number 1 paddler won an easy game against the Swedish paddler to wrap up the game in 28 minutes! The final scoreline was 11-4, 11-9, 11-7, 11-8 to complete the whitewash inside 4 sets.
🇮🇳 𝗦𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗷𝗮 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁! Sreeja Akula gets her Olympics campaign off to a winning start as she defeats Christina Kallberg, 4-0, in the round of 64 in the women’s singles event.
🏓 Sreeja looked very confident today during the match, a positive… pic.twitter.com/85ghIUcrFD
— India at Paris 2024 Olympics (@sportwalkmedia) July 28, 2024
Sreeja will face her next opponent in the Round of 32 on the 30th of July. The Indian paddler started things in style before being stretched in the second set. Things got spiced up in the third set as the Swedish paddler went neck-to-neck to take a 9-3 lead. But a few good shots from Akula turned things in favour of Sreeja. Eventually, it was an eventuality for the paddler to kill the game.
Where to watch the Paris Olympics 2024?
Media outlet Viacom18 has acquired exclusive rights to stream the 2024 Paris Olympics. Naturally, the Paris Olympics 2024 will be telecasted live on the Sports18 networks. Below is th
- Sports18 1- English, Tamil and Telegu
- Sports18 2- Hindi
Fans can also watch the Opening Ceremony of the Paris Olympics 2024 for free on the OTT on Jio Cinema across multiple languages.
