Ludhiana, March 28 -- Aishwin Kaur, a 20-year-old paddler from Ludhiana, clinched the gold medal in the women's singles category at the National Deaf Table Tennis Championship held in Chandigarh on March 25-26, defeating Subecha Roy of West Bengal 4-3 in a closely fought final.

Kaur advanced to the summit clash after overcoming Shiney Gomez of Gujarat 4-2 in the semifinals, capping a dominant run in the tournament. The latest triumph adds to her growing list of achievements at both national and international levels.

Last year, she was the only player from Punjab to be included in the probables list for the 25th Summer Deaflympics held in Tokyo.

She was also invited as a special guest by the Government of India to the Republic Day celeb...