National Games: Sharath, Sathiyan and Manika move to quarters

Updated: Sep 23 2022 5:28PM

Surat, Sep 23 (PTI) Top Indian paddlers Sharath Kamal, G Sathiyan and Manika Batra moved to the quarterfinals of their respective singles events with contrasting wins at the National Games here on Friday.

While Sharath defeated Jeet Chandra of West Bengal 7-11, 11-6, 8-11,11-7, 11-6, 11-6 (4-2), Sathiyan also eked out a 7-11, 11-8, 7-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-6 win over West Bengal's Ronit Bhanja.

Batra, on the other hand, was given a run for her money by Karnataka's Kushi V, scraping through to a 4-3 (4-11, 11-8, 12-10, 4-11, 11-5, 8-11, 11-7) victory in the women's singles pre-quarterfinals.

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