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11-year-old prodigy opens with table tennis win

AFP  |  Gold Coast 

Eleven-year-old table made her mark at the as she helped pull off a hard-fought doubles win for today.

The schoolgirl, the youngest at these Games and thought to be the youngest in the competition's history, partnered with in the women's team event.

and Hursey were 2-0 up against India's Madhurika Patkar and before being pegged back to 2-2, but they grittily won the last game 13-11 to seal the match.

Although it was Wales's lone success, as won the three singles matches to take the tie 3-1, it was an important step

Standing just 1.60 metres (5ft 3in) tall, the schoolgirl is known as a tenacious competitor, having already broken records by appearing at last year's

"She's taking it in her stride really," Welsh told AFP earlier.

"She is actually really mature for her age. It's just inside her -- she's mentally strong.

(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

First Published: Thu, April 05 2018. 21:30 IST
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