Mudit Dani, budding table tennis player, to participate in tournaments before taking the academic plunge

Come fall, Mudit Dani, son of Jalaj ( Asian Paints) and Vita Dani (co owner Chennaiyin FC), will begin his undergrad studies at New York University. However, before he takes the academic course, the youngster, who is a national level junior table tennis player, has decided to squeeze in two tournaments — the Edgeball International, Chicago, and World Junior Circuit, El Salvador — this month.

 

4-0 loss in the Open Singles quarterfinal vs Joao Monteiro @montii83 but so much to learn from him - congrats bro for winning the Championship!?????????? Enjoy some good points from today's game.... full highlights coming soon on #Youtube!???#India #Portugal #TableTennis #WHPH #Topspin #DaniTTAroundTheWorld

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Aug 14, 2017 at 12:52am PDT

In a social media post recently, the youngster said that he intendeds to pursue TT while in New York too. He also shared a picture with three-time European champion and Olympian Daniela Dodean. “It’s not every tournament where your partner is a 3X Olympian and a European Championship Gold medalist!”



He was introduced to Dodean by fellow TT player and Dodean’s husband Joao Monteiro, with whom Dani sparred with and lost (4-0) in the Open Singles quarterfinal. Dani’s sportsman spirit came through well too, as he wrote — “...so much to learn from him [Monteiro] Congrats bro for winning the Championship!”

 

It's not every tournament where your partner is a 3X #Olympian and a European Championship Gold medallist!?????????? thanks for connecting us bro @montii83!?????? #honoured #olympics #chicago #edgeball #india #romania #DaniTTAroundTheWorld

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Aug 12, 2017 at 5:40am PDT