Aryaman Tandon of Air India and Akarshi Kashyap of Chattisgarh registered comprehensive victories to run away with the top honours in the under-19 boys’ & girls’ singles competition respectively in the 42nd Junior National Badminton Championships at the Deshbhakta Tarun Ram Phookan Indoor Stadium, Guwahati on Monday.
In the under-17 boys’ singles event, third seeded Maisnam Meiraba of Manipur won the title with an easy 21-13, 21-10 win over third seeded Amit Rathore of Madhya Pradesh. In the under-17 girls’ singles event, Akarshi Kashyap again won the title with 21-23, 21-17, 21-12.
Other categories were Under 17 boys’ doubles, Under 17 girls’ doubles, Under 17 mixed doubles, Under 19 girls’ doubles, Under 19 boys’ doubles and Under 19 mixed doubles.
As a token of appreciation, Assam Badminton Association rewarded the winners in the singles category with Maruti Cars, a first of its kind in the Nationals.
In the closing ceremony, State Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Arunachal Pradesh Home Minister Kumar Waii were present along with other guests and gave away the prizes.
