Impressive Ishaan wins 4 gold medals

Tribune News Service

Panchkula, June 25 

Ishaan Sihag wrapped up the 14th Ashwani Gupta Memorial District Badminton Championship with four gold medals. Playing at Tau Devi Lal Stadium here on Tuesday, Sihag drubbed Agastya Raghav 21-6 21-5 to win the boys’ U-13 title before packing off his opponent 21-15 21-14 in the boys’ U-15 final. The budding shuttler then downed Yuvam Gupta 21-13 21-8 to claim the U-17 title.

Sihag also won the boys’ U-13 doubles title in company of Raghav. The duo tamed Kabir and Divyam 21-7 21-7 in the final.

Meanwhile, in the girls’ U-13 doubles final, Ruchi Chahal and Ananya humbled Bhavna Chahal and Akanksha 21-10 21-14. Devika and Ridhi Kaur Toor won the U-17 doubles title after beating Vineeta and Nikita 21-7 21-12 in the final.

In the girls’ U-13 singles final, Ruchi registered a 21-15 21-15 win over Ananya. She, however, lost 6-21 13-21 to Rijul in the U-15 title clash. 

Devika, meanwhile, won both the girls’ U-17 and women’s titles. In the U-17 final, she defeated Rijul 21-9 21-2, while in the women’s title clash, Devika overcame Ridhi Kaur Toor 21-16 21-15. 

In the men’s singles final, Deepak Khatri dominated Mayank Taya 21-9 21-14. 

Mukul and Nikita won the U-19 mixed doubles title. The duo beat Aditya and Aarti 21-14 21-15 in the final. 

Deepak and Arun prevailed 21-18 10-21 21-15 over Saurabh and Vishant in the men’s doubles final.