Bhanot comes out triumphant in Punjab state TT tournament

Sports Correspondent

Ludhiana, October 4

Players from city have won medals in different age groups in the 62nd Punjab State Table Tennis Championship held from September 30 to October 3 in Jalandhar.

In the boys U-13 category, local lad Raghav Bhanot came out triumphant to emerge as state champion in the cadet group whereas in the girls’ section in the same age group, Jasmeen Kaur Makkar secured second position to bag silver medal.

In the boys’ double category (U-15), Vihaan Verma and Aryan Sachdeva finished as second runners up and settled for the bronze medal.

Besides, paddlers from the city proved their class in the veteran group. In the plus 39 years section, Manmeet Singh and in the plus 59 years category, Harminder Chhatwal romped home victorious to clinch the top honours.

In the plus 39 years group, Amit Oberoi and Harjinder Singh, both from Ludhiana finished at second and third position, respectively, while Vanshdeep Mangal secured third position in the plus 49 years category. Meanwhile, Raghav Bhanot, Jasmeen Makkar, Sehajpreet Kaur, Vihaan Verma and Aryan Sachdeva have been selected to represent the forthcoming National Table Tennis Championship.