Mantu Ghosh

[3][4] Winning the title, she became India's youngest national table tennis champion at age 16, an achievement that featured in the Limca Book of Records.

She failed to advance beyond the first round of singles;[8] reached the quarterfinals of doubles – paired with Indu Nagapattinam R. – and eventually ranked fifth;[9] and reached the third round of mixed doubles, pairing with Subramaniam Raman,[10] The Indian team – consisting of Ghosh, Mouma Das, Indu Nagapattinam R., Nandita Saha, and Poulomi Ghatak – finished sixth.

[11] Ghosh qualified for the main draw of the 2003 World Table Tennis Championships held in Paris, France, participating the singles and doubles events.

[12] After retirement, Ghosh began to coach players and became a part of different organisations related to table tennis at the state and the national level.

[16] The board, with Bhaichung Bhutia as its chairman, is based at Kanchenjunga Stadium and is responsible for developing and promoting sports in the seven districts of North Bengal.