Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has congratulated the Indian Men’s Table Tennis Team for their spectacular show against England to clinch gold in Team event of 21st Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship 2019 in Cuttack.
The men’s team defeated England 3-2 in the thrilling final, with wins by Harmeet Desai, Sathiyan Gnanasekharan and Sharath Kamal.
Congratulate Indian Men’s Table Tennis Team for their spectacular show against England to clinch gold in Team event of 21st Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship 2019, #Cuttack. Best wishes for the remaining matches. #Smash_It ?#CTTC2019 #Odisha2019 https://t.co/QRg9W9WrXK
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) July 20, 2019
India were down by two ties the trio staged a commendable comeback to bag the championship.
The men’s team had defeated Singapore 3-0 in the semifinal.
Earlier, the Indian women’s team defeated England 3-0 in the final.