Players of Cuttack schools continued their domination, winning three out of four individual titles on the second and concluding day of the Odisha State Inter-School Table Tennis Championship at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Cuttack today.
Urja Verma, Jayastu Dasgupta and Jigyansu Sahoo claimed the three titles for different Cuttack-based schools, while remaining one was pocketed by Swetapadma Dalai of a school from Bhubaneswar. The championship was organised by Odisha State Table Tennis Association (OSTTA).
RESULTS (Individual Finals):
Junior Girls Singles: Urja Verma (Guru Nanak Public School, Cuttack) beat Aradhya Sahoo (DAV Public School, CDA, Cuttack) 3-1 (11-6, 7-11, 11-8, 11-7).
Junior Boys Singles: Jayastu Dasgupta (Delhi Public School, Kalinga) beat Jigyansu Sai Kiran Pradhan (Kendriya Vidyalaya, Puri) 3-1 (11-5, 11-7, 8-11, 11-8).
Senior Girls Singles: Swetapadma Dalai (Acharya Harihar Higher Secondary School, Bhubaneswar) beat Somya Jyoti Das (DAV Gurukul, Cuttack) 3-1 (11-6, 5-11, 11-7, 11-6).
Senior Boys Singles: Jigyansu Sahoo (DAV Public School, CDA, Cuttack) beat Md Jissan (Christ Higher Secondary School, Cuttack) 3-0 (11-7, 11-5, 15-13).
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PHOTO: Indivial champions (L-R) Jigyansu Sahoo, Jayastu Dasgupta, Urja Verma and Swetapadma Dalai pose at JN Indoor Stadium, Cuttack on 13 August 2023.