The two-time national champion Akula was slated to play for Jaipur Patriots but in a statement released on Monday, the 26-year-old informed that she will need a resting period of six weeks.

he first round of the RO-16, India takes the easy lead against Romania’s Adina and Elizabeth by 11-9, 12-10, 11-7. Sreeja and Archana dominated the match right from the beginning and took the straight set wins in the match 1.

India's historic singles table tennis journey at the Paris Olympics came to an end as Manika Batra suffered a defeat against higher-ranked Japanese Miu Hirano, and Sreeja Akula lost to world number one Yingshaw Sun on her birthday. 

Sreeja Akula, the Indian table tennis player, was defeated 0-4 by Yingsha Sun, the world number one from China, in the pre-quarterfinals of the women's singles event at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday.

India’s top table tennis players Sreeja Akula and Manika Batra entered the round of 32 after defeating their opponents at the Paris Olympics here on Sunday.

CWG mixed doubles champion Sreeja Akula on Tuesday became the top-ranked Indian woman table tennis player after rising to career-high rank of 38 in latest ITTF Chart, replacing Manika Batra.

Ayhika Mukherjee's win in the third singles breathed new life into the team's campaign.