Assam’s Anikesh Dutta wins Sub-Junior National Badminton

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Anikesh Dutta of Assam won the boys’ champion trophy at the 36th YONEX-Sunrise National Sub-Junior Badminton Championship held in Jammu and Kashmir. In the Under-13 tournament, Bedagni Gogoi of Assam won the runner-up title in the girls’ singles category.

The four-day tournament, organized by the Jammu and Kashmir Badminton Association, started on November 27 and ended successfully today. The finals of both the boys and girls singles and doubles categories were held on the last day.

In the boys’ singles final, Assam’s Anikesh defeated Rajasthan’s Satvik Agarwal 21-17, 21-7 to win the champion trophy. In the girls’ singles final, Hamshini Chadram of Telangana defeated Vedagni 17-21, 18-21.

Assam Badminton Association President and Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sharma and Secretary Omar Rashid congratulated the both shuttlers on winning the title.

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