FARIDABAD, October 28: Twenty-year-old Ganesh Ahuja of Sirsa, a former national cadet champion (1989 at Indore), won his eighth straight singles title of Haryana state table tennis championships when he beat local boy Jinender Jain 21-17, 21-18, 21-14 in the final here last night. The Haryana Table Tennis Association, in appreciation of Ahuja's feat, presented him with a cheque for Rs 15,000.Sunil Ahuja and Monika Singhal (both of Sirsa) won the boys and girls titles, respectively. Prizes were given away by B K Panigrahi, Deputy Commissioner, Faridabad District.
Results (All Finals)
Men's singles: Ganesh Ahuja (Sirsa) bt Jinender Jain (Faridabad) 21-17, 21-18, 21-14.
Boys singles: Sunil Ahuja (Sirsa) bt Neerajmani (Karnal) 23-21, 21-18, 21-13.
Girls singles: Monika Singhal (Sirsa) bt Leena (Faridabad) 15-21, 21-16, 21-11.
Kids boys: Dhruv Gupta (Karnal) bt Rohit Verma (Karnal) 21-17, 11-21, 21-16.
Kids girls: Sonam (Rohtak) bt Shalini 21-11, 21-8.
Crown for Bal Bhavan
Bal Bhavan Public School (Mayur Vihar) won the kho-kho title in girls section of Delhi state level cluster-X inter-school tournament, organised by CBSE. The winners will represent Delhi in North Zone inter-school tournament at Gwalior.
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