Kathmandu, July 26: The first South Asian Veterans Table Tennis Tournament concluded here Monday.
India’s Kumud Kumar Rai won the gold in single men’s category above 50 years. In the final match held at the Lainchaur-based National Table Tennis Training Center, Rai defeated Prakash from India as well by 11-9, 11-6, 11-8 and 11-7 in four straight sets to win the title under the category.
Kumud is the Nepal National Junior Champion-2031 BS, but his family later migrated to India.
Likewise, Bikash Mahajan from India won the title for 40 years’ above men’s single category. He was followed by Manmit Singh from India and Rajendra Kapali of Nepal in the second and third position.
The event was organised by Nepal Veterans Table Tennis Association.
Similarly, Nilam Narula from India won the title in the women single category above 50 years by defeating Pratita Menon from her home country in the final. Nepal’s Dharti Shrestha and Heera Nakarmi finished third to win the bronze.
All medals for above 40 year’s single women category were clinched by the athletes from Nepal. Indira Poudel Parajuli won the gold. Urmila Khadka won silver while the bronze was clinched by Samjhana Pokhrel and Sujita Adhikari.
A total of 27 athletes from Nepal, 24 from India, two from Pakistan, six from the Maldives and three from Bangladesh took part in the three-day tournament. RSS
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