23 April,2012 09:23 AM IST | | IANS
For Ghosh and Ankita, the berths came via the continental quotas, after they topped from the South Asian region.u00a0Ghosh defeated Anthony Amal Raj 4-0 (12-10, 11-9, 11-6, 11-7) and Ankita downed K. Shamini 4-3 (8-11, 11-3, 11-8, 11-13, 11-9, 9-11, 11-8) to clinch the two places for India. Sharath Kamal, who earlier lost to Wu Chi-Chi of Taipei 9-11, 9-11, 7-11, 11-2, 8-11, had to take on Amal Raj to make progress and meet Ghosh, who had won against Vietnam's Tran Tuan Quynh. But it was Amal Raj who defeated Sharath 4-3 (9-11, 12-10, 11-13, 12-10, 4-11, 11-9, 11-3) to shut out his chances and earn a meeting against Ghosh.
Elated as he was, the 19-year-old Ghosh said it was his dream to appear on the biggest of all stages. "I have realised my dream today and will prepare well for the Olympics. It was a tough match against Amal Raj," he said.
