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Lusofonia Games: Shamini Kumaresen wins gold in table tennis event

Panaji: Shamini Kumaresen won gold medal for India in the individual table tennis event at Lusofonia Games beating her colleague Madhumita Patkar in six sets.     Kumaresan defeated Patkar by 5-11, 11-5, 11-7, 5-11, 11-7 and

PTI Updated on: January 23, 2014 9:00 IST
     
Das clinched bronze by beating Andre Recauel of Portugal by 11-9, 11-7, 11-6, 12-10.
    
In the second semis, Kumaresen, the Indian skipper in CWG, defeated Racquit Andrade of Portugal by 11-8, 11-9, 12-10 and 11-9 sets.
     
It will be all Portugal affairs in the men's doubles finals.
     
In the first semis, Jorge Costa and Diniz Cunha defeated Indian pair of Anthony Analraj and Adarsh Priyadarshan by 11-6, 11-5, 3-11 and 11-9 margin.
     
Andre Silva and partner defeated number one-seeded pair - Soumyajeet Ghosh and Harmeet Desai of India.
     
In the finals, Portuguese pair Andre Silva and Diago Silva defeated Jorge Costa and Dinis Cunha - also of Portugal- by 11-7, 9-11, 11-4 and 11-5 to clinch the gold in the category of men's doubles.
     
Costa and Cunha had to be content with silver medal.
    
Pair of Soumyajeet and Harmeet tamed Anthony Amalraj and Adarsh Priyaranjan- also of India- by 7-11, 11-5, 7-11, 11-5, 11-6 to take the bronze medal.
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