Punjab make winning start in 26th National Junior Table Tennis Championship

LAHORE (June 26, 2019): Punjab table tennis team edged out Pakistan Railway by 3-2 in Boys’ Under-15 team event competition on the opening day of 26th National Junior Table Tennis Championship that got underway at Nishtar Park Sports Complex (NPSC) Gymnasium Hall on Wednesday.

Director General Sports Punjab Nadeem Sarwar inaugurated the 26th National Junior Table Tennis Championship at a colourful opening ceremony in the presence of large number of young table tennis players.

KPK and Chromatex also registered victories in Boys’ Under-15 team event. In other matches of Boys’ Under-18 team event, Islamabad, Pak Army, Pak Arab and Sindh outplayed their opponents quite comfortably. The matches of remaining categories were in progress till the filing of this report.

Following are the results:

Boys’ Under-15 Team Event:

Punjab beat Pak Railway 3-2,

KPK beat Islamabad 3-0,

Chromatex beat Islamabad 3-0.

Boys’ Under-18 Team Event:

Islamabad beat Pak Railway 3-2,

Pak Arab beat Punjab 3-1,

Pak Army beat Wapda 3-1,

Sindh beat Chromatex 3-0.