London Olympics: Table Tennis - Player's profile

TABLE TENNIS

Men's singles

Soumyajit Ghosh

Soumyajit Ghosh edged out stalwarts like Sharath Kamal and Anthony Amalraj to book a berth to the London [ Images ] Games.

This Siliguri lad became the youngest Indian paddler to join the Indian contingent at the Olympics [ Images ]. An impressive performance in the Asian Olympic qualification tournament sealed a place.

Age: 19

Achievement:

Gold:

Won gold (singles) Junior and Youth National Championships in 2012

Won gold (doubles Bronze (Mixed Doubles) - World) Commonwealth Youth Games in 2008

Won Junior Table Tennis Championships in 2010

Silver:

Silver (singles) Commonwealth Youth Games in 2008

Women's singles

Ankita Das

She is the youngest and only Indian paddler to qualify for the Olympics. The Siliguri girl registered a hard-fought victory over her senior Indian counterpart K Shamini in the South Asian qualifiers to seal the berth.

Age: 19

Achievements

Gold:

Won gold at the Asian junior championships at Heongseong in South Korea.

Bronze:

Won bronze in Cadet girls' singles in 2007