Gujarat’s Yezdi Aspi Bhamgara and Bhavika Kukadiya capped off the Khelo India Para Games 2025 in style, clinching gold medals in the men’s and women’s Class 6 table tennis finals on the concluding day of the competition at the IG Indoor Stadium. Competing in one of the more challenging standing categories, the athletes showcased exceptional grit and skill to finish on top.
Interestingly, Gujarat paddlers topped the medal chart, winning four gold, five silver and 12 bronze for an overall tally of 21 medals. Haryana followed them with nine medals, including three gold, three silver and two bronze. Maharashtra finished third with six medals, including three gold, and three bronze medals.
Yezdi, despite losing the opening game to state mate Vikas Thakur, bounced back with determination, winning the next three games—including a nail-biting fourth—to secure the title with a 3-1 victory. Bhavika mirrored the resilience, recovering from a close first-game loss to outplay her Gujarat teammate Jamani Nurjahan Noorali 3-1.
In Class 7, Karnataka’s Sanjeev G. Hammannavar survived a tense final against PU’s Shivam Pal, clinching key moments in the first and third games and holding off a late challenge to win 3-1.
UP’s Prachi Pandey displayed dominance, cruising past Rajasthan’s Kanchan Ban with minimal resistance on the women’s side.
As competition moved into less demanding classes, Karnataka’s Shashidhar Kulkarni blanked Gajanan Parmar of MP 3-0 in the Class 8 final, though he had to dig deep in the third game, winning on his sixth match point. Maharashtra’s Dattaprasad Jotiram Chougule also secured a straight-game victory over Haryana’s Ravinder Yadav in the same class.
In women’s Class 9, Haryana’s Mehak Kaur held her nerve to save four game points in the opener before sealing a 3-0 win over Tamil Nadu’s Baby Sahana. Telangana’s Nisha Innani, after dropping the first game, rallied to defeat Karnataka’s Savita V. Ajjanakatti 3-1, grinding through a crucial deuce in the third.
The men’s Class 10 final saw Maharashtra’s Vishwa Vijay Tambe edge out Haryana’s Jagannath Mukherjee 3-0, prevailing in two closely fought opening games. In a thrilling finish to the day, Madhya Pradesh’s Devyani Walhe staged a brilliant comeback from 1-2 down to overcome Delhi’s Natania Jain 3-2, winning the decider in deuce and bringing the curtains down on the event with a memorable gold.
With fierce rivalries, spirited comebacks, and displays of true sporting spirit, the final day of table tennis action fittingly wrapped up the Khelo India Para Games 2025 on a high note.
Results: (Men):
Class 6: Final: Yezdi Aspi Bhamgara (Guj) bt Vikas Thakur (Guj) 9-11, 11-6, 11-3, 11-9.
Semifinals: Yezdi Aspi bt Dhruv Y Chugh (Guj) 3-0; Vikas Thakur bt Udaya K. Rohit (Ods) 3-1.
Class 7: Final: Sanjeev G. Hammannavar (Kar) bt Shivam Pal (UP 13-11, 10-12, 12-10, 11-7.
Semifinals: Shivam Pal bt Yogesh Dagar (Har) 3-1; Sanjeev G Hammannavar bt Harsh Trivedi (MP) 3-1.
Class 8: Final: Shashidhar Kulkarni (Kar) bt Gajanan Parmar (MP) 11-9, 11-6, 17-15.
Semifinals: Shashidar Kulkarni bt Kunal Arora (UP) 3-1; Parmar Ganjanan bt Ajay GV (Kar) 3-2.
Class 9: Final: Dattaprasad J. Chougule (Mah) bt Ravinder Yadav (Har) 11-4, 11-5, 11-1.
Semifinals: Ravinder Yadav bt Nithish Y (TN) 3-0; D Jotiram Chougule (Mah) bt Chetan H Salgaonkar (Goa) 3-1.
Class 10: Final: Vishwa Vijay Tambe (Mah) bt Jagannaath Mukherjee (Har) 11-9, 11-8, 11-4.
Semifinals: Jagannath Mukherjee bt Gourav Chowdhury (WB) 3-2; Vishwa V Tambe (Mah) bt Yogesh K Chauhan (UP) 3-0.
Women:
Class 6: Final: Bhavika Kukadiya (Guj) bt Jamani Nurjahan Noorali (Guj) 9-11, 11-3, 11-8, 11-3.
Semifinals: Bhavika Kukadiya bt Poonam (Chd) 3-0; Jamani Noorali bt Kushi Bhadani (Raj) 3-0.
Class 7: Final: Prachi Pandey (UP) bt Kanchan Ban (Raj) 11-8, 11-9, 11-6.
Semifinals: Prachi Pandey bt Dhwani B Shah (Guj) 3-0; Kanchan Ban bt Priyanka Sharma a(Del) 3-0.
Class 8: Final: Nisha Innani (Telg) bt Savita V. Ajjanakatti (Kar) 8-11, 11-7, 12-10, 11-9.
Semifinals: Savita V Ajjanakatti bt Pragati Kesharwani (UP) 3-0; Nisha Innani bt Meena B. Parmar (Guj) 3-1.
Class 9: Final: Mehak Kaur (Bar) bt Baby Sahana (TN) 15-13, 11-8, 11-6.
Semifinals: Baby Sahana bt Pruthvi J Barve (Mah) 3-0; Mehak Kaur bt Meenaben R Panchal (Guj) 3-0.
Class 10: Final: Devyani Walhe (MP) bt Natania Jain (Del) 11-5, 5-11, 6-11, 11-9, 12-10.
Semifinals: Natania Jain bt Priyanshi (UP 3-0; Devyani Walhe bt Nita P. Chavda (Guj) 3-0.
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