| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Governing body | Table Tennis Federation of India |
| National team(s) | India |
| First played | c. 1926 |
Table tennis is a popular indoor recreation sport in India, which has caught on in states like West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and Gujarat. The Table Tennis Federation of India is the official sports body. As of February 2019, India's men's team ranked 10th and women's team ranked 22nd in the world. India has produced singles player ranked in the top 50 both in the Men's and Women's category,
Total medals won by Indian Paddlers in Major tournaments
[edit]| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Asia Cup | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Asian Championships | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| Asian Games | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Commonwealth Games | 10 | 5 | 13 | 28 |
| Total | 13 | 10 | 22 | 45 |
- updated till 31st July, 2024
Notable Performance at Summer Olympics
[edit]| Year | Event | Player | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | |||
| Women's team | Sreeja Akula Manika Batra Archana Kamath |
Quarterfinals |
List of National Sports award recipients in Table Tennis, showing the year, award, and gender
[edit]| Year | Recipient | Award | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Manika Batra | Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna | Female |
| 2022 | Sharath Kamal | Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna | Male |
| 1961 | J. C. Vohra | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1964 | Gautam R. Diwan | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1966 | Usha Sunder Das | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 1967 | Faruk R. Khodaiji | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1969 | Mir Khasim Ali | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1970 | Gudalore Jagannath | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1971 | Kaity Farookh Khodaiji | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 1973 | Niraj Ramkrishna Bajaj | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1976 | Shailaja Salokhe | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 1979–1980 | Indu Puri | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 1980–1981 | Manjit Dua | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1982 | Venugopal Chandrasekhar | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1985 | Kamlesh Mehta | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1987 | Monalisa Baruah Mehta | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 1989 | Niyati Shah | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 1990 | M. S. Walia | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1997 | Chetan Baboor | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1998 | Subramaniam Raman | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2002 | Mantu Ghosh | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 2004 | Sharath Kamal | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2005 | Soumyadeep Roy | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2006 | Subhajit Saha | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2009 | Poulomi Ghatak | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 2013 | Mouma Das | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 2016 | Soumyajit Ghosh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2017 | Anthony Amalraj | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2018 | Manika Batra | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 2018 | Sathiyan Gnanasekaran | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2019 | Harmeet Desai | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2020 | Madhurika Patkar | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 2022 | Sreeja Akula | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 2019 | Arup Basak | Dhyan Chand Award | Male |
| 2012 | Bhawani Mukherjee + | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2018 | A. Srinivasa Rao | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2019 | Sandip Gupta | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2021 | Subramanian Raman | Dronacharya Award | Male |
+ Indicates a Lifetime contribution honour
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