The 15-year-old will represent India at the prestigious Wisdom 2014 World Junior Championship in Shanghai later this month.

Gifted table tennis player Akula Sreeja, a product of the Global Table Tennis Academy here, has been named to represent India in the prestigious Wisdom 2014 World Junior Championship, which will be held in Shanghai from November 30 to December 7.

The 15-year-old champion youngster happens to be the sole representative from Telangana to be selected for the event, which is said to be the third-biggest after Olympics and the World Championship. Sreeja’s parents A. Praveenand A. Sai Sudha were delighted at the news and hoped their daughter would continue to surprise many.

Coached by Somnath Gosh, Sreeja’s selection got a boost when she recently won the National Ranking (East Zone) Table Tennis Championships in Durgapur. Other girls in the Indian team include Ayhika Mukharjee (West Bengal), Shruti Vijay Amrute (Maharashtra) and Riti Shankar (New Delhi).

“Playing on any big stage gives players like me a very good exposure,” said Sreeja.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by Special Correspondent / Hyderabad – November 12th, 2014