Poulomi Ghatak<\/a> and Shamini Kumaresan, will have to up the ante this time to make amends for their failure at the Asian Qualification tournament in Hong Kong last month.<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
Young players Soumyajit Ghosh and Ankita Das are the only two to have booked their London berth so far.<\/p>\n
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The qualifying event beginning Thursday will give India the best chance of clinching a spot each in men’s and women’s section with almost all top players in Europe and Asia having already made the cut.<\/p>\n
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Both Bhawani Mukherjee and Leszek Kucharski, the two coaches accompanying the team, said Sharath had the best chance to qualify for his third straight Olympics.<\/p>\n
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“Sharath displayed excellent form at Hong Kong and we are sure he will not disappoint this time,” said Mukherjee as Kucharski agreed with him.<\/p>\n
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“From what I saw of Sharath, he is a great player and can beat anyone on his day,” added the Polish coach.(IANS)<\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
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New Delh<\/strong>i: A four-member Indian table tennis team comprising Sharath Kamal<\/a> left for Doha Tuesday morning to give it a last shot at qualifying for the London Olympics.<\/p>\n