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Aakarshi bags a double in junior badminton
CHANDIGARH: It was a day of double delight for Aakarshi Kashyap of Chhattisgarh as the 15-year-old shuttler claimed the girls’ U-17 and U-19 titles on the final
Published on: Oct 17, 2016, 06:31:49 IST
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CHANDIGARH: It was a day of double delight for Aakarshi Kashyap of Chhattisgarh as the 15-year-old shuttler claimed the girls’ U-17 and U-19 titles on the final day of the 25th Smt. Krishna Khaitan Memorial All India Junior Ranking Badminton Tournament at Panjab University courts.
In the girls’ U-17 singles final, top seed Kashyap beat fourth seed Unnati Bisht of Uttarakhand 21-13, 21-15 in 31 minutes.
An hour later, Kashyap beat Shikha Gautam of Karnataka 22-20, 23-25, 21-15 in the girls’ U-19 final which lasted an hour.
In the U-17 boys’ final, fifth seed Aman Farogh Sanjay of Maharastra beat Rohan Gurbani of Maharastra 21-17, 22-20 in 36 minutes.
The boys’ U-19 final saw Mithun M of Air India ease past fourth seed Kanishq M 21-9, 21-10.
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