Indian table tennis player Reeth Rishya Tennison is setting her sights on securing a spot in the upcoming Paris Olympics 2024 after clinching the Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Season 4 trophy with her team, Goa Challengers.Reeth, who made history by becoming the first Indian female to win a senior pro tour in 2021, has been consistently ascending the ranks and establishing her presence on both domestic and international stages.🚨 Goa Challengers lift their maiden #UltimateTableTennis Trophy.Star performers Alvaro Robles & Reeth Rishya react to their resounding triumph.@lalbabarice @CricSubhayan @UltTableTennis pic.twitter.com/OSSyTtgfYY— RevSportz (@RevSportz) July 31, 2023Following her triumphant performance in the UTT, Reeth is now focused on solidifying her position in Indias table tennis contingent for the Olympics. However, she acknowledges that there are obstacles she must overcome in order to achieve her goal.“The ultimate goal for me will be Paris Olympics. I am working hard towards it, it is a year ahead of me so I am working hard towards it. I could also see a lot of improvement in my game like playing more WTT tournaments and improving my world ranking which is important for the next year to qualify for the Olympics apart from the WTT tournament there is a domestic tournament,” Reeth expressed during a conversation with the news agency ANI.Medal is coming to India: Olympics hopeful Reeth Rishya on Asian GamesFor now, Reeth will be included in Indias Asian Games 2023 squad as a reserve player.Despite the possibility of not participating in the tournament, Reeth maintains a positive perspective. “No there is no disappointment in it, sometimes a player gets a chance to play and sometimes you do not, so, there is nothing to get disappointed in it. You just need to work hard [and] that is a players life. At the end of the day the medal is coming to India,” she added.In the upcoming Asian Games, India is expected to face formidable competition, given that the top six positions in the senior womens rankings are occupied by Asian players. Reeth sheds light on the challenges posed by these opponents.“When you are playing against Asians, they are far better than other European players. They are putting more balls on the tables than other European players. Whenever I face Asian players it is a 50-50 match with me. I am playing with the same rubber that they play. They know how the ball will come but when it comes with anti rubber then they find it a little difficult to play. Its like I am going in their zone and challenging them in their zone,” Reeth explained.The Asian Games are scheduled to take place from September 23 to October 8 in Hangzhou, China.
