Rajiv Ouseph has become the first badminton player of Indian origin to win the men's singles title at the English National Championships in Manchester.
The 21-year-old Ouseph beat defending champion A Ghaffar in the final 21-15 12-21 21-11. Ouseph is a former European Junior champion and had been a semi-finalist three times at the English Nationals before winning his first title.
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He has trained under Prakash Padukone and Vimal Kumar in Bangalore and his next tournament is the Thomas Cup in Holland.
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