{
  "id": 15637857,
  "title": "Aaradhya Rajput Wins Double Crown, Abu Bakar Clinches Men's Title At Indore Table Tennis Championship",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/aaradhya-rajput-wins-double-crown-abu-bakar-clinches-mens-title-at",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-19T17:53:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/aaradhya-rajput-wins-double-crown-abu-bakar-clinches-mens-title-at-indore-table-tennis-championship-2"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "At the Sharad Sanghi Memorial Indore District Table Tennis Championship in Indore, Aaradhya Rajput secured a remarkable double by winning both the women's singles and U-19 girls' singles titles. In the women's final, she defeated Bhagyashree Dave with a score of 4-2 after blanking Aadhya Parashar 4-0 in the semifinal. Aaradhya then claimed the U-19 girls' crown by outplaying Bhagyashree 3-2 in a tightly contested final. She had previously beaten Saanvi Singhal 3-0 in the semifinal.\n\nIn the men's singles final, Abu Bakar emerged victorious, defeating Hemant Raman 4-2. Abu had overcome Anuj Soni in the semifinal with a score of 4-3, while Hemant had triumphed over Mridul Purohit 4-2. The U-19 boys' title was awarded to Mridul Joshi, who defeated Abu Bakar 3-1 in the final. Mridul had earlier won against Mridul Purohit 3-1 in the semifinal, while Abu had overcome Aabhi Jain 3-0. The prize distribution ceremony took place in the presence of Ravish Bafna, director of the Sanghi Brothers, and Om Soni, vice-president of the Madhya Pradesh Olympic Association.",
  "summary": "Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Aaradhya Rajput emerged as the standout performer at the Sharad Sanghi Memorial Indore District Table Tennis Championship, completing a memorable double by winning the women’s singles and U-19 girls’ singles titles at Abhay Prashal. In the women’s final, Aaradhya defeated Bhagyashree Dave 4-2 after blanking Aadhya Parashar 4-0 in the semifinal. She then returned to claim…",
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        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Aaradhya Rajput Wins Double Crown, Abu Bakar Clinches Men's Title At Indore Table Tennis Championship",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/aaradhya-rajput-wins-double-crown-abu-bakar-clinches-mens-title-at-15637862",
        "published": "2026-10-19T17:52:49.000Z"
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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."
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