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Manav Thakkar becomes world no.1 in ITTF rankings

Indian paddler Manav Thakkar became world no.1 in the latest International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) rankings in the Under-21 men’s singles category. With this, Thakkar became the fourth Indian to achieve the feat after Harmeet Desai, G Sathiyan and Soumyajit Ghosh.

Manav Thakkar achieved the top spot after clinching the Under-21 men’s singles title at the ITTF Challenge Plus Benemax-Virgo North American Open in Markham, Canada. He was also worlded no. 1 in the Under-18 category in February 2018. He was part of the Indian men’s team which won a bronze medal in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

  • President of ITTF: Thomas Weikert; Headquarters of ITTF: Lausanne, Switzerland.
  • ITTF founded: 1926.

Source: The News on AIR

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