National TT
Biman blank Noakhali
Sports Reporter
Holders Biman got off to a flying start in the men's event when the Meril 27th National Table Tennis Championships began at the Mirpur Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium yesterday.The national flag carrier team defeated Noakhali 3-0 while runners-up Bangladesh Ansar beat Thakurgaon by same margin. In the other men's team matches, Natore beat Nilphamari, Rangamati beat Meherpur, Dinajpur defeated Narayanganj, Habiganj beat Borguna, Rajshahi beat Naogaon, Jahangirnagar University beat Barisal, Munshiganj defeated Patuakhali, Magura beat Panchaghar, Rangpur beat Magura and Dhaka beat Kurigram, all by straight sets. In the boys' team event, holders Ansar beat Thakurgaon, Naogaon beat Pirojpur, Biman beat Moulvibazar, Kurigram defeated Sunamganj, Rajshahi beat Chand-pur, Netrokona beat Jamalpur, Chittagong beat Bogra, Khulna beat Mymensingh, Rangpur defeated Jhalakhati and Dinajpur beat Panchaghar, all by 3-0. In the women's team event, Rajshahi defeated Naogaon, Gaibandha beat Pirojpur and Narail defeated Munshiganj by 3-0. State Minister for Youth and Sports Fazlur Rahman inaugurated the six-day meet where a record 396 paddlers are taking part.
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Cynthia of Narail in action against Ava of Gaibandha (not in picture) during the girls' singles (under-12 group) match of the Meril 27th National Table Tennis Championships at the Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium in Mirpur on Saturday. PHOTO: STAR |
