Surat (Gujarat), Sept. 25 -- : Gujarat and West Bengal bagged top honours in the table tennis event at the National Games 2022 on Saturday, with men's singles gold going to the host state while women's singles bagged by West Bengal.

Harmeet Desai defeated Soumyajit Ghosh 4-0, and Sutirtha Mukherjee downed Sreeja Akula 4-1 to emerge the champions at the Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya Indoor Stadium, where the table tennis events at the 36th National Games concluded here today.

Harmeet, the most popular paddler in the state, didn't disappoint his fans as he demolished his Haryana rival with clinical precision. Throughout the Games, the Birmingham CWG team gold medal winner exemplified his form with superb touch, none better than in the semifinals...