Articles tagged under: Harmeet Desai

Gujarat wins 3 gold medals in Table Tennis at 36th National Games

September 24, 2022
Gujarat wins 3 gold medals in Table Tennis at 36th National Games

Gandhinagar: Bringing another Gold for Gujarat in 36th National Games, Harmeet Desai, the local boy of Gujarat became the Men's Singles Gold Medalist in Table Tennis Champion. Harmeet Desai beat Soumyajit Ghosh of Haryana by 11-8, 11-4, 11-7, 11-8 in an exciting final match. Earlier today, Manush Utpal Shah and Kritwika Sinha Roy also secured gold medal for Gujarat in the doubles event in table tennis at the 36th National Games. As of today Gujarat has a total of 6 medals, out of w...Read More

Gujarat wins first Gold medal in 36th National Games

September 21, 2022
Gujarat wins first Gold medal in 36th National Games

Surat: Gujarat has got first Gold medal in 36th National Games today in Surat. A team of Harmeet Desai, Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah won Gold medal in final match of gents table tenis against the team of Delhi. Gujarat defeated Delhi by 3 - 0. Winning team's player Harmeet Desai said he dedicates this medal to the people of Surat who have always supported him. DeshGujaratRead More

Gujarat govt presents cheques to Commonwealth games winners

August 17, 2022
Gujarat govt presents cheques to Commonwealth games winners

Gandhinagar: The Government of Gujarat today felicitated the sports persons who achieved success in the recently held Commonwealth Games at Birmingham. The Chief Minister rewarded the players by offering them cheques of sums provisioned in the Sports policy of the State. Table Tennis Player Harmeet Desai who won gold in Commonwealth games was rewarded with Rs. 35 lakh cheque. Wheelchair Table Tennis Gold winner Bhaving Patel was rewarded with Rs. 25 lakh cheque. Bronze winner Wheelchair ...Read More

Harmeet Desai, G Sathiyan win Gold in CommonWealth games

August 02, 2022
Harmeet Desai, G Sathiyan win Gold in CommonWealth games

Surat: Surat based table tennis player Harmeet Desai has in a pair with G. Sathiyan won gold in Table Tennis in the Commonwealth games. This is the third Gold for the men's team at Commonwealth games. With this, India's medal tally in Commonwealth this year has gone up at 11. Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulating the champions tweeted: Congratulations to the dynamic team of G. Sathiyan, Harmeet Desai, Sharat Kamal and Sanil Shetty for winning the Gold medal at the CWG. This team has se...Read More

Now I want Harmeet to see playing and winning medals in Olympics: Arjuna award winner Gujarat TT player’s mother

August 17, 2019
Now I want Harmeet to see playing and winning medals in Olympics: Arjuna award winner Gujarat TT player’s mother

Surat: Parents of Star Indian Table Tennis player Harmeet Desai, a native of Surat in Gujarat were elated as his being selected for Arjuna Awards this year. Talking to newsmen in Sulatanbad area in Dumas in the diamond city his father Rajul and mother Archana Desai said that they were very happy at this achievement and now wish that the 26 year old paddler who had won commonwealth and Asian games medals for the country, should also reach Olympics arena and make the country proud by wi...Read More

Gujarat CM presents Rs 33 lakh cheque to CWG gold winner Harmeet Desai

April 19, 2018
Gujarat CM presents Rs 33 lakh cheque to CWG gold winner Harmeet Desai

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani handed over Rs 33 lakh cheque to Surat based table tennis player Harmeet Desai who recently won gold in 21st Commonwealth games in Australia. Harmeet had previously won gold in table tennis world championship in 2015 and also in Asian championship. The State government has so far handed over him Rs 1,09,96,000 assistance and award money. Under the Shaktidoot programme initiated by then Chief Minister of Gujarat Shri Narendra Modi in year 2...Read More

Next goal to win World Championship in Sweden and Asian Games: Harmeet Desai in Surat

April 19, 2018
Next goal to win World Championship in Sweden and Asian Games: Harmeet Desai in Surat

Surat: Harmeet Desai, an Indian table-tennis player who won gold medal recently in Commonwealth games at Gold Coast in Australia said his next goal is victory in World Championship in Sweden. Desai who was accorded grand welcome on his arrival at hometown Surat yesterday said his next focus would be the world championship in Sweden followed by Asian Games in August. He said India had reached quarter final in last Asian Games but lost by one point. The team is in full form now and hopeful...Read More