Isharani, Ayan bag Sub-Junior badminton crowns
July 30, 2019, Guwahati, Imphal
Assam’s Isharani Baruah bagged the U-17 girls title in the Yonex Sunrise All India Sub-junior (U-15 and U-17) Ranking Badminton Tournament which concluded here on Saturday while the U-17 boys title went to Pranav Rao Gandham of Telangana.
The week-long tournament which started on July 21 was hosted by Manipur Badminton Association at Khuman Lampak Indoor Hall under the aegis of Badminton Association of India.
In their final matches, Isharani beat Kriti Bharadwaj of Karnataka 21-15, 8-21, 21-15 for the girls title. Pranav Rao defeated Shubam Patel of Rajasthan in straight sets 21-12, 21-17.
Assam’s Ayan Rashid pairing with Tasnim Mir of Gujarat managed to win the U-17 mixed doubles title beating Delhi pair of Advit Bhargava and Navdha Manglam in the final while Sathwick Reddy K of Telangana and Swetaparna Panda of Odisha beat the Tamil Nadu pair of Nathan Shieh and Nardhana VR to win the U-15 mixed doubles title.
