The Olympic table tennis tournament will take place at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles from July 27 to August 10.
Costantini, whose second stint saw India win two Asian Games medals in 2018, has an excellent rapport with the Indian squad and has been closely following the development of Indian table tennis over the years.
The Indian men's table tennis team assured itself of its third consecutive bronze medal at Asian Championships.
Veteran Sharath Kamal and world no. 24 Manika Batra will lead the Indian men's and women's squads respectively at the Paris Games, where the country will make its Olympic debut in team events.
TT ace Sharath Kamal eyes administrative role while charting 'roadmap' ahead
Former Indian table tennis chief coach, Massimo Costantini has expressed interest in taking up the top job with the Table Tennis Federation of India, which has in turn asked the Italian to revert back with his terms and conditions.
India's leading table tennis player Sharath Kamal, who was ignored for Padma Shri, feels the existing awards application system makes the athletes beg for the honour.
Soumyajit Ghosh has married his accuser after his career nose-dived owing to the crisis.
While Indian table tennis took giant strides in the year, a star too was born with Manika Batra pocketing as many as four medals including two historic gold medals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
It was largely made possible by Manika Batra, who ended up winning four medals, the most by an Indian in Gold Coast.
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