{
  "id": 17051325,
  "title": "Nashik: Swara Karmarkar Bags First International Medal With Bronze At WTT Competition",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/nashik-swara-karmarkar-bags-first-international-medal-with-bronze-at",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T10:56:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/nashik-swara-karmarkar-bags-first-international-medal-with-bronze-at-wtt-competition"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nashik resident Swara Karmarkar claimed her first international medal, a bronze, at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Youth Contender and Feeder competition held in Chennai. This accomplishment follows her first-ever international triumph, which came in the form of a bronze medal.\n\nDuring the quarter-final, Swara faced Aarushi Nandi and emerged victorious with a score of 3-1. The game scores were 11-2, 4-11, 11-5, and 11-3. This victory secured her a spot in the semi-final. Prior to this, Swara had also defeated second-seeded Nandini Saha 3-0 in the pre-quarter-final round.\n\nIn the semi-final, Swara encountered Sainika Maji. Despite a strong performance, Maji managed to defeat Swara 3-1 with game scores of 13-11, 11-8, 9-11, and 11-2. Nevertheless, Swara's outstanding performance throughout the competition was recognized by the Nashik District Table Tennis Association, who congratulated her on her achievement.",
  "summary": "Nashik: Swara Karmarkar won a bronze medal in the Under-19 girls' singles category at the recently concluded international World Table Tennis (WTT) Youth Contender and Feeder competition held in Chennai. This marks her first international medal. In the quarter-final, Swara defeated Aarushi Nandi 3-1, with game scores of 11-2, 4-11, 11-5 and 11-3, to advance to the semi-final. Earlier, in the…",
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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."
}