Indian paddlers put up good show

Slovenia, Sep 22 (IANS)    In the junior boys' team event and in the Cadet girls's team competition, India's young paddlers put up a spectacular show in Slovenia Junior and Cadet Open, winning an unprecedented gold and silver.

The India A boys on Thursday overcame the formidable Chinese Taipei trio while their B counterparts got the better of the Thai-USA team to make it an all-India final.

Almost around the same time, India's Cadet Girls were on the verge of creating history of their own. Led by Mumbai's Diya Chitale, they got past Korea Republic B in the semifinals 3-1.

In the finals, against Chinese Taipei, they showed their mettle once again before losing 2-3 in the final.

The individual championships begin on Friday with the Indian boys and girls looking good enough to pick up some more silverware.