Young paddlers basked in the glory of their success at 5th Odisha State Inter School Table Tennis Championship, which organised by Odisha State Table Tennis Association (OSTTA) at Biju Patnaik Multipurpose Indoor Hall, CDA, Cuttack from 12 to 14 August 2024.
Around 500 players from 54 schools showed their skills four team events and as many individual events. Cuttack-based schools asserted supremacy in the three-day championship, bagging seven out the eight titles. The inter-school championship will be followed by 29 th YGTTA Odisha State Ranking Tournament at the same venue from August 15 to 17.
RESULTS (All Finals):
Junior Boys Team Championship: DPS Kalinga, Cuttack (Jayastu Dasgupta, Hitesh Agrawal, Naitik Bhalla) beat New Stewart School, Cuttack 3-2.
Junior Girls Team Championship: DAV SCB Public School, Cuttack (Itishree Sahoo, Aurosmita Sahoo) beat Kendriya Vidyalaya No 1, Bhubaneswar by 3-1.
Senior Boys Team Championship: DAV Public School, CDA, Cuttack (Jigyansu Sahoo, Smarak Ray, Ashutosh Kumar Jha, Brahmaditya Das) beat SAI International School, Bhubaneswar 3-1.
Senior Girls Team Championship: Guru Nanak Public School, Cuttack (Urja Verma, Sweta Verma) beat Raghunathjew Higher Secondary, Cuttack 3-2.
Senior Boys Singles: Jigyanshu Sahoo (DAV Public School, CDA, Cuttack) beat Faraz Razza (Christ Higher Secondary School, Cuttack by) 3-0 (11-2, 11-4, 11-5).
Senior Girls Singles: Urja Verma (Guru Nanak Public School, Cuttack) beat Soumya Jyoti Das (Raghunath Jew Higher Secondary, Cuttack) 3-2 (11-9, 6-11, 11-9, 10-12, 11-6).
Junior Boys Singles: Jigyanshu Sai Kiran (Kendriya Vidyalaya No 1, Puri) beat Subhankar Mahali (New Stewart School, Cuttack) 3-1 (11-9, 9-11, 11-5, 11-9).
Junior Girls Singles: Aradhya Sahoo (DAV Public School, CDA, Cuttack) beat Anushka Mohanty (St Josephs, Cuttack) 3-1 (10-12, 11-5, 11-9, 11-6).
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PHOTO: Singles title winners (Left to Right): Aradhya Sahoo, Jigyanshu Sai Kiran Pradhan, Urja Verm and Jigyansu Sahoo pose at the 5th Odisha State Inter School Table Tennis Championship in Cuttack on 14 August 2024.