Bangalore: Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi will represent India in the men’s doubles event of tennis competitions at the 2012 London Olympics, All India Tennis Association ( AITA) president Anil Khanna announced on Friday.
The Paes-Bhupathi pairing up means that Rohana Bopanna will miss out competing in the doubles competition, Time of India reports.
Khanna said the decision, following a meeting of the selection committee, was taken after a tele-conference with all three players in the fray.
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