Navy officer 1st Indian to be ‘King of Rackets’
Navy officer Ashutosh Pednekar has become the first Indian to win an international racketlon tournament. Pednekar was named 'King of Rackets’ at the recently-concluded Nordic Racket Games in Denmark, after defeating participants from 24 countries in the veterans category. Racketlon comprises four sets of 21 points each, with tennis, badminton, table tennis and squash being played in succession.