Thursday, July 16, 2009

Soumyajit, Sathiyan in Indian squad for Asian Jr TT


New Delhi, July 16 (PTI) Promising paddler Soumyajit Ghosh and G Sathiyan have been included in the 16-member Indian squad for the 15th Asian Junior Table Tennis Championship to be held in Jaipur from July 22.

Both Soumyajit and Sathiyan will be competing alongside Raj Mondal and Harmeet Desai in junior (U-18) boys' category, while Ankita Das, Mallika Bhandarkar, Shreya Ghosh and Charvi Kavle will be vying for top honours in the junior girls' section.

In cadet (U-15) boys' category, India will be represented by Sandipan Dey, Rajeeb Sarkar, Abhishek Yadav and Utkarsh Gupta.

Mallika Bhandarkar, T R Rishiya, Camila Sil and Monika Batra will lead the hosts' challenge in the cadet girls' section.

Sunil Babras, V K Agrawal and Mantu Ghosh will accompany the team as coaches for the five-day tournament to be held at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium.

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