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India’s table tennis contingent had a good day at the Thailand Junior and Cadet Open as the colts entered into the semi-finals of the tournament ensuring as many as four bronze medals. The paddlers excelling participated from the Hope Boys and Hope Girls school and the Junior Boys’ school.

India’s challenge at the ongoing Table Tennis World Championships came to an end as G Sathiyan lost his round of 32 match in the men’s singles category. Earlier in the tournament, Manika Batra and Achanta Sharath Kamal had lost their previous round battles to get knocked out of the Championships.

G Sathiyan is the only Indian paddler left in the singles events after his victory in the second round of the ongoing ITTF World Championships in Budapest. Manika Batra has lost her women’s singles second round match while Achanta Sharath Kamal was also beaten in his second match of the main draw.