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11 Facts About Mouma Das

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Mouma Das was awarded the Arjuna Award, India's second highest sporting honour in 2013 for her contributions to the sport.

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Mouma Das participated in the 2004 Olympic Games where she competed in the singles table tennis competition; she made her second appearance at the event in the 2016 edition after a gap of 12 years.

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Mouma Das reached the quarterfinals of the women's doubles event at the 2017 World Table Tennis Championships partnering Manika Batra; the duo became the first Indian pair to do so.

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Mouma Das was awarded India's fourth highest civilian award the Padma Shri in 2021.

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Mouma Das made her first World Table Tennis Championship appearance in the year 1997, at Manchester, and went on to reach the third round before bowing out.

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Mouma Das did not participate the following year, because of an injury.

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Mouma Das registered the highest caps at the Championships, with 17 appearances.

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Mouma Das won her 1st International Gold medal in 2nd Children of Asia International Sports Games'2000 in Yakutsk.

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Mouma Das played more than 400 international matches against 75 different countries.

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At the December 2015 Commonwealth Championships, Mouma Das claimed a silver in the singles event along with team medal and became the maximum Commonwealth medal winning Indian Table Tennis player.

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Mouma Das won the women's doubles match partnering Madhurika Patkar to give India the lead in the tie.