Gold ‘Pe’ Gold

Indian sports has hit the purple patch with July turning to be a successful month with the gold spree showing no signs of slowing down. The latest medals are from the 21 Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships held in Cuttack, Odisha. As hosts, India did a clean sweep by claiming all the seven gold medals on offer, on Monday.

Harmeet Desai won the men’s singles after beating Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, in a hard-fought final to claim the men’s singles title. After being down initially, he made a comeback to outwit his opponent in a seven-game contest.

Dream come true, says @HarmeetDesai after winning gold🥇 in men's singles at the 21st Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships. #Smash_It 🏓#CTTC2019 #Odisha2019 pic.twitter.com/Ez6O9NB2a1

— Odisha Sports (@sports_odisha) July 22, 2019

In women singles, Ayhika Mukherjee won her maiden gold in the championships, thrashing former national champion Madurika Patkar.

Indian eves dominated the women’s singles event in 21st Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship 2019 in Cuttack, bagging one gold 🥇, silver🥈 and bronze🥉 each while England🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 won one bronze🥉. #Smash_It 🏓#CTTC2019 #Odisha2019 pic.twitter.com/ik8wbzEVAh

— Odisha Sports (@sports_odisha) July 22, 2019

Later on in men’s doubles, Anthony Amalraj and Manav Thakkar claimed the gold by stunning Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Sharath Kamal.

Double delight for India in Men’s doubles event in 21st Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship 2019 in #Cuttack. India’s🇮🇳 #AnthonyAmalraj & @manavthakkar16 won gold🥇 & @sharathkamal1& @sathiyantt won silver🥈 for the hosts. #Smash_It 🏓#CTTC2019 #Odisha2019 pic.twitter.com/U7loMfAF5s

— Odisha Sports (@sports_odisha) July 22, 2019

Defeating Sreeja Akula and Mousumi Paul, Pooja Sahasrabudhe and Krittwika Sinha Roy won the women’s doubles crown.

Super show by Indian🇮🇳 paddlers in women's doubles event in the 21st Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships 2019 at Cuttack. Indian Women bagged gold🥇, silver🥈 & bronze🥉 while Singapore 🇸🇬 settled for a bronze. Congratulations all medalists!#Smash_It🏓 #CTTC2019 #Odisha2019 pic.twitter.com/K5YrSKRoki

— Odisha Sports (@sports_odisha) July 22, 2019

However, no individual could replicate the gold-winning performance in other events.

The domination of the paddlers at the championships was known after all the finals featured only Indians, making it more of a national event than an international one. In the final analysis, India won seven gold — the best ever haul — five silver and three bronze medals to be the table toppers.

We are proud of you, Indian paddlers!