Racketlon consists of 4 games - Table tennis, tennis, squash, and badminton

Q.  ‘Racketlon’ comprises of how many games?
- Published on 17 Jun 16

a. 4
b. 6
c. 10
d. 8

ANSWER: 4
 
  • Racketlon is a racket sport quadrathlon where players compete to become the best allround racket player.
  • Though becoming increasingly popular internationally ‘Racketlon’ is still a relatively young sport in India & hence it’s not surprising that it’s quite unknown in India.
  • The sport is modeled on lines of Decathlon /Triathlon and is combination sport comprising of four racket games namely Table tennis, Badminton, Squash and Lawn tennis.
  • The typical match comprises 4 sets of 21 points each in each of the above individual sports played in succession one after another. Winner is the player winning maximum points.
  • Cdr. Ashutosh Pednekar of Indian Navy made sports history when he became the first Indian to participate and win International tournaments in sport of Racketlon.

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