Kerala has a new world champion in Mariya Rony, a 14-year-old table tennis player, who formed part of the victorious Asian team in the ITTF Global Cadet Challenge in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Thursday night.
Conducted as a continental event for the under-15 age group by the International Table Tennis Federation, Mariya had company in Liu Gaoyang (China), Lee Seui (South Korea), and Doo Hai Kem (Hong Kong) as the Asian side triumphed over North America in the team final.
Mariya's selection to the Asian team was facilitated on the basis of her superb show in the 17th Asian junior table tennis championship in New Delhi last year.
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