National championship in Table tennis for the first time
Table tennis in India is on the rise, and 26-year-old Harmeet Desai of Gujarat is one of the big reasons why.
Currently ranked third in the country, he will be a key player for India at the upcoming World Team Qualification (men and women) tournament, to be held in Gondomar, Portugal.
The year also saw Desai being named among 19 Indian sportspersons for the prestigious Arjuna Award. "It was my childhood dream to receive the Arjuna Award and it is coming true today. I'm happy that my years of hard work is getting recognised. These kinds of awards help players to do better for the country," he had said in an interview
The year also saw Desai being named among 19 Indian sportspersons for the prestigious Arjuna Award. "It was my childhood dream to receive the Arjuna Award and it is coming true today. I'm happy that my years of hard work is getting recognised. These kinds of awards help players to do better for the country," he had said in an interview
In order to stay focused, I avoided looking at the rankings. This also helped me in keeping any kind of negative energy and undue stress at bay. Moreover, I got enough time to keep on improving my game and stay motivated,” Harmeet Desai had said in an interview of Gujarat State Table Tennis Association.
“You may not believe it but I had stopped thinking about my rankings and analysing about it. I also stopped looking at the world ranking on the ITTF page,” he added.
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