Sutirtha Mukherjee book her berth for Tokyo Olympics. Recently she recall her reaction to securing a Tokyo Olympics berth. Sutirtha says that “I couldn’t believe it, and I was crying, then I called up my mother to tell her. She couldn’t believe it either,”. Further added that “It’s a feeling I have never felt before. It’s something every table tennis player dreams about. I played at the 2014 Youth Olympics, now I’m going for the big one.”
For your information let us share that , In Asian Qualifier at Doha, Sutirtha came from behind to beat India’s highest-ranked woman paddler Manika Batra 4-2 (7-11, 11-7, 11-4, 4-11, 11-5, 11-4) . While in Qatar last week to clinch her Olympic spot. It helped the World No. 98 earn a fourth singles quota for India in table tennis after Achanta Sharath Kamal and Gnanasekaran Sathiyan won it in the men’s event, and Batra qualified through her rank. But the win over her compatriot, ranked 62nd in the world, has opened a new door for her.
However, here it is needed to mention that it wasn’t the first time Sutirtha beat her much-fancied compatriot, nor the first time a win over Manika added a spring in her step. But to understand the significance of that first win, one must rewind to 2015.
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