3-day national pickleball championship ends

The Haryana State Pickleball Association organised the 8th National Pickleball Championship from October 4 to October 6 at Seva Sadan in Patti Kalyana of Samalkha.

The three-day sports event was organised under the banner of All India Pickleball Association (AIPA) and it concluded on Monday with the distribution of medals to the winning players.

The winners were felicitated by chief guest Vijay Kumar, manager of Seva Sadan Centre. On this occasion, AIPA secretary Chetan Sanil, treasurer Nikhil Mathure, Karnataka pickleball secretary Rajat Kankar, Punjab secretary Vikramjit Singh, Ranjan Gupta, Balwant Salunke and Subhransu Saran Sarangi, along with a large number of state secretaries, were present.

Approximately 400 male and female players from 19 states participated in the competition. A total of 1,400 matches were played over the three days and around 150 medals were awarded.