Karnataka, Bengal dominate inter-school TT

Vijayawada Dec 10 (IANS) 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.

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