Jalandhar: Manya, Divyam emerge winners in badminton championship

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, August 29

The District Badminton Championship concluded at Raizada Hansraj Stadium today with 35 events held in various categories of boys, girls, men, women and veterans in the six-day event.

Jalandhar Cantt MLA Pargat Singh was invited to preside over at the prize distribution function. He appreciated the District Badminton Association for promoting the talent by giving away prize money and gifts to the tune of Rs 2.5 lakh to the winners. He stressed on the fact that the state and the Centre governments need to give financial and infrastructural support to the district and state associations of all games so that they could groom the players well from the ground level.

In boys’ singles U-11 final, Zorawar beat Aarav 21-13, 21-9. Saanvi beat Manseerat 21-8, 21-8 in U-11 girls’ singles. In boys’ singles U-13 final, Viraj beat Geetansh 21-14, 17-21, 21-11. In U-13 girls’ singles, Unnati beat Saanvi 21-12, 21-9.

In boys’ singles U-15 final, Divyam beat Ishan 21-18, 22-20. In girls’ single U-15, Samridhi beat Unnati 21-7, 21-8. In boys’ singles U-17 final, Mridul beat Hemang 21-10, 21-9.

In girls’ doubles U-11 final, Aaradhya and Shivali beat Grazia and Jaishan 21-12, 21-6. In girls’ doubles U-13, Janya and Unnati beat Manya and Saanvi 21-11, 21-11. In boys’ doubles U-13 final, Viren and Zorawar beat Prathamnoor and Geetansh 19-21, 21-16, 21-9. In boys’ doubles U-15 final, Divyam and Samrath beat Ishaan and Shivansh 21-16, 21-17. In girls’ doubles U-19 final, Khushman and Manya beat Jasmine and Liza 21-7, 21-11.

In the men singles’ held on the last day today, Madhav Kanojia emerged as the winner and Manik Sharma as the runners up. In the women’s category, Manya Ralhan won the title in singles for the second consecutive year. Liza Tank became the runner’s up.