Karnataka, Bengal dominate inter-school TT

Karnataka and Bengal pocketed one gold, one silver and two bronze medals each to dominate the Inter-School Table Tennis National Championships 2017 here on Sunday.

Tamil Nadu also won a gold and a bronze to end their campaign on a high note while Rajasthan pulled off a sensational victory to clinch the last gold medal on offer.

Chinmaya Somaiya of Mayur School (Rajasthan) overcame a fighting Akash Pal of Uttarpara Amarendra Vidyapith (West Bengal) 2-11, 12-10, 10-12, 11-5, 11-6 to clinch the coveted individual gold medal in the Senior Boys' category.

Poymantee Baisya of Makhla Debiswari Vidya Niketan (West Bengal) took home the crown in the Senior Girls' division. A member of the gold medal-winning Bengal team in the 2016 Sub-Junior Nationals, Poymantee upset Radhapriya Goel of DPS, Indirapuram (UP), a bronze medallist in the World Junior Circuit 11-8, 11-7, 11-9.

In an all-Karnataka final featuring Sri Kumaran Children's Home, Sujan Bharadwaj beat Srikanth Kashyap to take the coveted individual gold in the Junior Boys' category.

Karnataka's Sujan got the better of statemate Srikanth 9-11, 11-3, 11-5, 8-11, 11-7 in a pulsating final to pull off a minor upset.

Hrithika S of PS Senior Secondary School (Tamil Nadu) whipped Vartica Bharat of St. Patrick School (Uttar Pradesh) to clinch the individual gold in the Junior Girls' category. She easily won 11-5, 11-5, 11-6 to round up a good showing in the championship.

--IANS

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