Nashik: In the 4th Late Pramod Mule Memorial State Veterans Ranking Table Tennis Tournament held at PYC Gymkhana, Pune, Nashik’s top-seeded Umesh Kumbhojkar clinched the gold medal in the Men’s Singles 65+ age category.
In the pre-quarterfinals, Kumbhojkar defeated Nagpur’s Lalbahadur Singh 3–0 to enter the semifinals. In the final match, he registered a comfortable 3–0 victory over Mumbai’s second seed Jayant Kulkarni with scores of 11-10, 11-10, 11-2, securing the championship title.
On his exceptional achievement, several dignitaries from the Nashik District Table Tennis Association—including President Narendra Chhajed, Vice-President Shekhar Bhandari, Milind Kachole, Secretary Rajesh Bharvirkar, Treasurer Abhishek Chhajed, Alka Kulkarni, Sanjay Vasant, Aliasgar Adamji, Suhas Agharkar, Sandeep Bhagwat, Ravindra Kulkarni, Mahesh Kittur, and others—extended their congratulations.