体坛英语资讯：Batra and Das make history for India at table tennis worlds
<p><span word="DUSSELDORF">DUSSELDORF</span>, <span word="Germany">Germany</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 1-- <span word="Manika">Manika</span> <span word="Batra">Batra</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mouma">Mouma</span> <span word="Das">Das</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doubles">doubles</span> <span word="quarterfinals">quarterfinals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Table">Table</span> <span word="Tennis">Tennis</span> <span word="Championship">Championship</span> <span word="history">history</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="walkover">walkover</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Jie">Jie</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Netherlands">Netherlands</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Qian">Qian</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Poland">Poland</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Qian">Qian</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stomach">stomach</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>.</p><p><span word="Prisca">Prisca</span> <span word="Rosario">Rosario</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quarterfinals">quarterfinals</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1956 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="partnering">partnering</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="player">player</span>. <span word="Additionally">Additionally</span>, <span word="Krishna">Krishna</span> <span word="Nagaraj">Nagaraj</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quarterfinal">quarterfinal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="singles">singles</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="championships">championships</span>.</p><p><span word="Das">Das</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="feel">feel</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="sad">sad</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="match">match</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="elated">elated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="country">country</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 33-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="continued">continued</span>, "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="anyway">anyway</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="practiced">practiced</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="defenders">defenders</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="feel">feel</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="shocked">shocked</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="walkover">walkover</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="special">special</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Indians">Indians</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="against">against</span> 2017 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span> <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="medalists">medalists</span> <span word="Ding">Ding</span> <span word="Ning">Ning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="Shiwen">Shiwen</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Playing">Playing</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="hall">hall</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="special">special</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sunken">sunken</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="good">good</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bear">bear</span> <span word="them">them</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Das">Das</span>.</p><p><span word="Batra">Batra</span>, 21, <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="shocked">shocked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="walkover">walkover</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quarterfinals">quarterfinals</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="shot">shot</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="medal">medal</span> <span word="now">now</span>."</p>
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