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India bags Doha Bank Challengers Cup

Published: 27 Nov 2017 - 10:55 am | Last Updated: 19 Nov 2021 - 06:03 am
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India bagged Doha Bank Challengers Cup among 20 countries participated in the Inter Community Table Tennis Tournament organised by Qatar Table Tennis Association   (QTTA ) and Indian Sports Centre on November 23 and 24 at Qatar Table Tennis Training Centre.

It is a first of its kind in Qatar where  communities from 20 countries as France , Egypt , Indonesia , India , Lebanon , Philippines, Nepal , Pakistan , Thailand , South Korea , Ghana , Tunisia , Libya , Vietnam , Sudan , Iraq , Yemen , Poland and Qatar  participated  in this tournament having 200 participants of various age groups including children .

The  function was held in presence of Ambassadors of India , Tunisia , Thailand , Charge d affairs of Embassy of Sri Lanka and senior embassy  officials of Indonesia and Nepal along with QTTA Deputy General Secretary, board members and community leaders.

In the Inauguration ceremony, Nilangshu Dey , President of Indian Sports Centre expressed their gratitude to QTTA for providing the opportunity in organising the Table Tennis festival for all expatriate communities and assured to organize such tournaments in future to promote table tennis among all expatriates in Qatar .