Sudoku champs receive kudos

     A SUDOKU competition held at Indian Club received an overwhelming response from enthusiasts.
    It was the first time a competition of this nature was taking place in Doha.
    Both children and adults took part in the competition. “This shows the growing popularity of Sudoku among all ages,” a club official said.
    “Indian Club is proud to be a part of such entertaining community activities”, said Rajiv Agarwal, head of sports at the club.
   Rahul Ratnapal was declared “a genius” as he finished the competition successfully in the minimum time. Bindu Suresh gave a tough fight to Rahul and came a close second.   For Details Click Me

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