CUTTACK 16-Nov-2014 239
Bagging triple crowns seems to have become a habit for promising Khurda paddler Ananya Basak. Daughter of former National champions Arup Basak and Kanchan Dhawan, Ananya achieved a hat-trick of trebles by winning sub-junior, junior girls` and women`s titles in the 20th YMCA Inter-District & Odisha State Table Tennis Championship, which concluded here at Sachin Tendulkar Hall, Barabati Stadium today.
Ananya, who had claimed the previous two triple crowns during last two months at Cuttack and Bhubaneswar, however, faced stiff fight in the women`s singles final against Samartha Prusty of Bhubaneswar before winning by 4-3 games.
Cuttack boy M Eswar Rao was another multiple title winner of the four-day championship, which was organised by Young Men`s Christian Association (YMCA), under the aegis of Odisha State Table Tennis Association (OSTTA). He emerged champion in sub-junior singles and junior doubles events.
