Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju thinks that Indian table tennis is on the rise and India must become a global powerhouse in sports.
Rijiju made the comment during the opening ceremony of thethird edition of the Ultimate Table Tennis season on Thursday.
Rijiju lauded the efforts of TTFI and UTT forconceptualizing the league and conceded that India has a lot of potential inTT.
“In recent times, we have seen that table tennis is onthe rise and they have been winning medals at many international tournaments.The sport has immense potential and I hope someday we will win an Olympic medalin table tennis,” Rijiju said during the opening ceremony.
“I compliment UTT for their efforts and believe it hasplayed a huge role in popularising the sport in India. Leagues like these areessential for making a sport popular and I assure everyone that our ministrywill do everything to support and promote table tennis in the country,” headded.The third edition of the country’s premier tabletennis league began today with defending champions Dabang Delhi T.T.C taking onPuneri Paltan at the Thyagaraj Stadium.