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Commonwealth C’ships: 15 paddlers in main draw

CUTTACK: In a good outing for India, 15 paddlers gained entry into the main draw of the individual event at the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships.

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CUTTACK
In a good outing for India, 15 paddlers gained entry into the main draw of the individual event at the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships. While nine paddlers qualified in the women’s category, the men’s qualifiers saw six Indians sailing to the main draw. 

The women will join the already seeded Archana Kamath, Ayhika Mukherjee and Madhurika Patkar in the main draw.

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