Dodgen student earns gold medals at Table Tennis Pan American World Championships
Nov. 2—Geetha Krishna may only be in sixth grade, but she has already served as a representative of the United States on the world stage and has the gold medals to prove it.
The Dodgen student recently participated in the International Table Tennis Federation Pan American World Championships in Cuenca, Ecuador.
Geetha won a gold medal at the championship with her 2021 U.S. National U-11 Girls' teammate. During the tournament, Geetha and her teammate defeated Ecuador, Brazil, Puerto Rico, the other half of the U.S. National U-11 team. In total, the Dodgen student walked away from the games with a Team Gold, Girls Doubles Gold, and Girls Singles Bronze.
Pan American World Championships represent the highest level of competitive table tennis for Americans in the U-13 and U-11 age categories.
