{
  "id": 14453156,
  "title": "Nashik: Swara Karmarkar Wins Bronze At National Ranking Table Tennis Championship",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/nashik-swara-karmarkar-wins-bronze-at-national-ranking-table-tennis",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-14T12:16:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/nashik-swara-karmarkar-wins-bronze-at-national-ranking-table-tennis-championship"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Nashik, table tennis player Swara Karmarkar has claimed the bronze medal at the second National Ranking Table Tennis Championship in Panchkula, Haryana. The 17-year-old achieved this feat by defeating Delhi's Tushtee Sood 3-0 in the quarterfinals. However, Swara's journey to the final ended when she lost 0-3 to Tamil Nadu's Ananya Muralidharan in the semifinal. Despite not reaching the finals, Swara's performance was commendable and she was awarded a bronze medal and a cash prize. Her success is a result of rigorous training under the guidance of coaches Jay Modak and Puneet Desai. The Nashik District Table Tennis Association, headed by president Narendra Chhajed and including vice-presidents Milind Kachole and Rajesh Bharvirkar, secretary Shekhar Bhandari, treasurer Abhishek Chhajed, and several other members, expressed their gratitude and congratulated Swara on her remarkable achievement.",
  "summary": "Nashik: Swara Karmarkar of Nashik won the bronze medal in the Under-17 girls' category at the second National Ranking Table Tennis Championship held in Panchkula, Haryana. Swara secured her place in the semifinals with an impressive 3-0 victory over Delhi's Tushtee Sood in the quarterfinals. However, she narrowly missed out on a place in the final after losing to Tamil Nadu's Ananya Muralidharan…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}