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Coverage of Indian table tennis, where individual athletes increasingly outgrow the domestic federations meant to support them.

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  • · WTT circuit results
  • · Domestic federation selection disputes
An illustration of Manika Batra playing a forehand at a table tennis table while a row of federation officials look on disapprovingly with clipboards

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The Tyranny of the Grid: When Bureaucratic Compliance Clashes with Global Excellence

The Table Tennis Federation of India's decision to bench Manika Batra for skipping domestic tournaments is a case study in federations punishing athletes for outgrowing them.

No. 3 of 10 · Aditya Krishnan

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