It was my childhood dream to receive Arjuna Award: Harmeet Desai

Indian table tennis player Harmeet Desai, who is all set to receive the Arjuna Award, on Wednesday said it was his 'childhood dream to win the award.'"It was my childhood dream to receive the Arjuna Award and it is getting true today. I'm happy that my years of hard work is getting recognised. These kinds of awards help players to do better for the country," Desai told ANI.He bagged men's singles gold in 21st Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships held in Odisha last month. Desai and Sharath Kamal in men's doubles event won the gold medal in 2018 Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast.The 26-year-old said in the last couple of years table tennis has witnessed changes as the like of Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) and higher rankings of the Indian players."In the last 3-4 years, table tennis had witnessed a couple of changes as state and central governments are helping players. UTT started through which foreign players are playing in India and also it gives exposure to the Indian players. ...