Ayhika Mukherjee (born 10 June 1997) is an Indian table tennis player from Naihati, West Bengal.[3][4][5] She was part of the Indian team for the 2018 Asian Games and 2022 Asian Games.[6][7][8][9] She, along with Sutirtha Mukherjee, won the bronze medal for India in women's doubles table tennis in the Asian Games.[10][11]
Ayhika Mukherjee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Naihati, West Bengal, India | 10 June 1997|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing style | Right-handed shakehand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 90 (August 2024)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 90 (20 August 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Puneri Paltan TT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Awards
editShe was conferred the Arjuna Award for 2023.[12][13]
Career
editIn the 2022 Asian Games, they defeated the Chinese Champions Chen Meng and Wang Yidi in the quarter finals, won a historical bronze medal for India before losing to North Korea's Cha Su-yong and Pak Su-gyong.
She also won against the world No. 1 from China, Sun Yingsha, in the World Table Tennis Team Championships 2024.
References
edit- ^ "MUKHERJEE Ayhika". hangzhou2022.cn. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Ranking History". results.ittf.link. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "List of Participants at the Guatelama Junior & Cadet Open" (PDF). ittf.com. 8 August 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2012.
- ^ "Entries at the 2013 ITTF World Junior Table Tennis Championships" (PDF). ittf.com. 28 November 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2016.
- ^ "Ayhika Mukherjee". ultimatetabletennis.in. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Table Tennis federation announces India squad for Asian Games". The Times of India. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ "Asian Games 2018: Here's the list of Indian squads". Mumbai Mirror. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Ultimate Table Tennis 2018: Ayhika Mukherjee shines in RP-SG Mavericks' win over Maharashtra United". First Post. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ "Asian Games 2023: Sutirtha-Ayhika create history, reach women's double table tennis semis". Hindustan Times. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ Desk, TOI Sports (2 October 2023). "Asian Games: Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee clinch bronze in table tennis women's doubles — Asian Games 2023 News". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
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has generic name (help) - ^ Swaminathan, Swaroop (2 October 2023). "Unshakeable bond behind table tennis duo Ayhika-Sutirtha's bronze". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Arjuna Awards 2023: President Murmu confers India's 2nd highest sports honour to cricketer Shami, archer Ojas Pravin Deotale". The Economic Times. 9 January 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Full list of Arjuna Awards Winners 2023". India Today. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
External links
edit- Ayhika Mukherjee at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games (archived)