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  Indian sweep all 7 gold: Harmeet, Ayhika singles champs
22 Jul 2019 CUTTACK
 

Host India made a clean sweep of all seven gold medals in the 21st Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships which concluded at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium here today. India also finished at the top of the medal tally with a total of 15 medals, which also featured four silver and as many bronze.

Ayhika Mukherjee scripted history as she became the first Indian to win the women’s singles gold, defeating compatriot Madhurika Patkar 4-0 in the lop-sided final. Harmeet Desai won the men’s singles gold when he fought back from 0-2 down to beat top seed G Sathiyan in the thrilling all-India final 4-3.
 

Pooja Sahasrabudhe and Krittwika Sinha Roy won first-ever women’s doubles gold medal for India, beating Sreeja Akula and Mousumi Paul 3-1 in the summit clash. India achieved another gold-silver feat with Anthony Amalraj and Manav Thakkar beating Achanta Sarath Kamal and G Sathiyan in men’s doubles final 3-1.

But the best thing happen at the championships was that no individual could replicate the gold-winning performance in other events. Odisha Chief Minister graced the closing ceremony as chief guest and handed over the trophies. He announced that the State Govt will provide Table Tennis tables and equipment at 200 locations and regular coaching at different district level centers to tap potential of young talents.


RESULTS (Indians if country not mentioned):

Men Singles: Final: Harmeet Desai bt G Sathiyan 9-11, 6-11, 11-5, 11-8, 17-15, 7-11, 11-9. Semifinals: G Sathiyan bt Thomas Jarvis (Eng) 16-14, 11-6, 11-7, 11-9; Harmeet Desai bt Pang Yu En Koen (Sgp) 10-12, 11-3, 11-6, 11-6, 11-2.

Women Singles: Final: Ayhika Mukherjee bt Madhurika Patkar 11-6, 11-4, 11-9, 19-17. Semifinals: Ayhika Mukherjee bt Ho Tin-Tin (Eng) 11-6, 11-6, 7-11, 11-4, 11-4; Madhurika Patkar bt Sreeja Akula 11-8, 11-9, 9-11, 11-8, 14-12.

Men Doubles: Final: Anthony Amalraj-Manav Thakkar bt Achanta Sharath Kamal-G Sathiyan 8-11, 11-6, 13-11, 12-10. Semifinals: A Sharath Kamal-G Sathiyan bt Pang Yu En Koen-Chua Shao Han Josh (Sgp) 12-10, 11-4, 14-12; A Amalraj-Manav Thakkar bt Samuel Walker-Thomas Jarvis (Eng) 11-9, 8-11, 11-6, 11-5.

Women Doubles: Final: Pooja Sahasrabudhe-Krtittwika Sinha Roy bt Sreeja Akula-Mousumi Paul 11-9, 11-8, 9-11, 12-10. Semifinals: Pooja Sahasrabudhe-Krtittwika Sinha Roy bt Goi Rui Xuan-Wong Xin Ru (Sgp) 11-7, 12-10, 11-9; Sreeja Akula-Mousumi Paul bt Sutirtha Mukherjee-Ayhika Mukherjee 11-8, 11-8, 11-6.

MEDAL TALLY: India: 7 gold, 4 silver, 4 bronze. England: 2 silver, 3 bronze. Singapore: 6 bronze. Malaysia: 1 bronze. Nigeria: 1 bronze.
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TOP: Men and women singles champions Harmeet Desai and Ayhika Mukherjee with Singapore Cup and Oceania Cup respectively in Cuttack on 22 July, 2019.

RIGHT: Women singles medal winners with Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Sports Minister Tusharkanti Behera and Sports Secretary Vishal Dev in Cuttack on 22 July, 2019.
 
   
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