Manya, Madhav clinch badminton titles

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, January 24

Madhav Kanojia and Manya Ralhan won the much-coveted men’s and women’s titles, respectively, in the six-day District Badminton Championship that concluded at Raizada Hansraj Stadium here on Sunday.

Final matches for both titles were held on Sunday. While Manya defeated Ria Kundra, Madhav competed with Manmohit Sandhu in the final. The final matches in all categories and the prize distribution function was screened live on FB and YouTube pages of the District Badminton Association.

DC Ghanshyam Thori was the chief guest and he distributed prizes among the winners of different categories. He lauded the efforts of District Badminton Association for organising such a mega event, while strictly adhering to the Covid-19 safety guidelines. He called upon youth to take up some sport in their lives, as it would enable them to be physically fit besides infusing a sense of confidence in them.

Member of the interim committee and former national player Ritin Khanna said as many as 387 entries were received for the tournament with multiple-level participation of 200 players in six days. He said around 32 events were organised during the championship and players participated in different categories ranging from under-11 to veteran category of players aged above 50.

Cash prizes and gifts worth Rs1.50 lakh was distributed among winners besides other consolation prizes.