Soumyajit Ghosh and Ankita Das have booked their London Olympics berths on Sunday in the Asian Olympic Qualifying Table Tennis Tournament in Hong Kong, but it was heartbreak for top paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal. For both Ghosh and Ankita, the berths came via the continental quotas, after they topped from the South Asian region.Ghosh defeated Anthony Amal Raj, 12-10, 11-9, 11-6, 11-7 and Ankita downed K. Shamini, 8-11, 11-3, 11-8, 11-13, 11-9, 9-11, 11-8 to clinch the two places for India. Sharath Kamal, who earlier lost to Wu Chi-Chi of Taipei 9-11, 9-11, 7-11, 11-2, 8-11, had to take on Amal Raj to make progress and meet Ghosh, who had won against Vietnam's Tran Tuan Quynh. But it was Amal Raj who defeated Sharath, 9-11, 12-10, 11-13, 12-10, 4-11, 11-9, 11-3, to shut out his chances and earn a meeting against Ghosh.
News On AIR | April 22, 2012 8:26 PM
Table Tennis: Ghosh, Das book their berths in London Olympics