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JAIPUR: Himani Punia from Jaipur excelled in the Yonex-Sunrise Indian Masters Veterans Badminton Championship 2023 held recently in Goa. In-form Himani Punia won one gold and one silver medal to stamp her authority in style at the annual tournament, organized by the Goa Badminton Association under the auspices of Badminton Association of India (BAI). In the women's singles 40 plus final, Himani defeated Manisha Singh from Himani started off well and took a handy lead in the first game. She then maintained her lead to claim the opening game 21-16. The second game was almost a replay of the first game. However, Chhattisgarh's Manisha Singh put up a better performance to give a tough fight to Himani. Despite the resistance, Himani kept her cool to seal the fate of her opponent. Himani also had a chance to bag the double crown. However, she had to be satisfied with the silver medal in the doubles. In the women's doubles 40 plus category, Himani teamed up with Nallia Gandhi from With this brilliant show, Himani has secured her place in the Indian team for the World Masters Championship scheduled to be held in South Korea. Expressing her happiness on this achievement, Himani said, "I am really happy with my performance in Goa. Reaching two finals and winning one of them was a splendid achievement. I am excited to participate in the championship in South Korea. I hope to perform well at the international level as well." The secret of Himani's success is her regular practice and f...

Newly-crowned World champion Loh Kean Yew, silver and bronze medallists Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen and the two-time Olympics medallist P.V. Sindhu will be the top draw at the Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2022 scheduled from January 11-16 in New Delhi. Singapore shuttler Yew, who created history in Spain by becoming the first-ever unseeded player in the open era to win the World Championships, will lead the international line-up in the BWF season opener come 2022. Former World No. 1 Srikanth has been named the top seed in the men’s singles category, followed by the 2019 World Championships bronze medallist B Sai Praneeth. Sen, the youngest Indian male shuttler to clinch the World Championships medal, HS Pronnoy, Parupalli Kashyap and Sameer Verma are among the other Indian participants alongside experienced Tommy Sugiarto from Indonesia. READ| ALSO READ | World No. 7 Sindhu has been given the top seed in women’s singles category which includes the London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal, who lifted the title in 2015 edition, alongside other young Indian shuttlers including Malvika Bansod, Aakarshi Kashyap and Ashmita Chaliha. While among the top international participating names are World No. 12 Busanan Ongbamrungphan of Thailand and Singapore’s Jia Min Yeo. READ| ALSO READ | India's doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy will be the key attraction in the men’s doubles category. They will face stiff competition as the line-up includes the three-ti...

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Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: The Yonex-Sunrise 45th Indian Masters (Veteran) National Badminton Championships -2022-23, being held in Goa from March 19 to 26, came to an exciting conclusion today in the 35+ to 50+ age groups. The championships are being hosted by the Goa Badminton Association under the aegis of the Badminton Association of India and the Sports Authority of Goa, with the higher group rounds (55+ to 75+) scheduled for conclusion on March 26. In the Women’s Doubles 35+ category, Sandhya Melasheemi, representing Goa, and her partner Sangeetha Mari from Karnataka emerged victorious, winning the gold medal. Ashutosh Pednekar, also from Goa, won gold in the Mixed Doubles 50+ category along with his partner Naheed Divecha from Maharashtra. Other prominent Gold medal winners were Vidyadhar J. B. S., AP and Sanave Thomas in Men’s Doubles 40+, Sanave Thomas, KER, and Nupura Gadgil, MAH in Mixed Doubles 40+, Aneesh K. A., KER, and Vijay Lancy (2), in Men’s Doubles 45+, Sreedevi A. Gadhili, KTK, and Ruchita Sharma, MP, in Women’s Doubles 50+, Sameer Abbasi and Pooja Mehta, GUJ, in Mixed Doubles 45+ among others. The winners were awarded medals and trophies at the hands of the Honourable Sports Minister of Goa, Govind Gaude, among others. Commenting on the event, Mr. Gaude said, “I am extremely happy to see the high level of play and sportsmanship on display at the Yonex-Sunrise 45th Indian Masters (Veteran) National Badminton Championships -2022-23. The championship has be...

JAIPUR: Himani Punia from Jaipur excelled in the Yonex-Sunrise Indian Masters Veterans Badminton Championship 2023 held recently in Goa. In-form Himani Punia won one gold and one silver medal to stamp her authority in style at the annual tournament, organized by the Goa Badminton Association under the auspices of Badminton Association of India (BAI). In the women's singles 40 plus final, Himani defeated Manisha Singh from Chhattisgarh 21-16, 21-17 to clinch the gold medal. Both the games were well-contested, but Himani kept her composure in the crunch situation to seal the title in straight games. Himani started off well and took a handy lead in the first game. She then maintained her lead to claim the opening game 21-16. The second game was almost a replay of the first game. However, Chhattisgarh's Manisha Singh put up a better performance to give a tough fight to Himani. Despite the resistance, Himani kept her cool to seal the fate of her opponent. Himani also had a chance to bag the double crown. However, she had to be satisfied with the silver medal in the doubles. In the women's doubles 40 plus category, Himani teamed up with Nallia Gandhi from Tamil Nadu to win the silver medal. With this brilliant show, Himani has secured her place in the Indian team for the World Masters Championship scheduled to be held in South Korea. Expressing her happiness on this achievement, Himani said, "I am really happy with my performance in Goa. Reaching two finals and winning one of th...

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Assam's Sumitra Pujari has bagged Gold Medal in the 40 Plus 40+ Women’s Doubles in the Yonex Sunrise All India Masters Ranking Badminton Tournament 2023. The tournament was organized by Udaipur Badminton Association under the aegis of the Rajasthan Badminton Association and Badminton Association of India from 17th to 24th January 2023. Previously, the shuttler has also bagged the Bronze Medal in the 40+ Mixed Doubles in this coveted tournament held at R L Chaufla Badminton Academy and Chawat Sports Academy in the City of Udaipur. It is worth mentioning that Pujari is a sports person and she is currently deployed at Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd in Guwahati. Besides Pujari, there are also other sports persons from Assam who have done exceptionally well in their respective fields. Assam's Nupur Rajbanshi brought laurels to the state by clinching a gold medal in the senior women's section under 60 kg at the National Kickboxing Championship held in Chandigarh in December last year. Out of 22 athletes from the Goalpara district who participated in the event, 21 managed to win medals including gold in various disciplines. ''I have been able to achieve this success due to the inspiration of my mother, father, and coach. I trained myself hard to achieve this feat,'' Rajbanshi said. The athlete also complimented every coach on her success and expressed her desire to participate in international and Olympic-level games in the coming days. On the other hand, Ujjal Barua, from Assam's Siva...

PANAJI The curtains came down on the Yonex-Sunrise 45th Indian Masters (Veteran) National Badminton Championships at Navelim with Dr Manju Khandeparkar and Dr Satish Kudchadkar giving the Goa contingent plenty of reasons to cheer. Dr Manju along with her partner Sunitha Swaminathan (2), TN, registered a comfortable 21-15 21-15 win over Alka Batra and Ritu Lohiya, RAJ, to win gold in Women's 60+ Doubles. It was a fascinating dream win for Dr Manju who was participating in just her first National level tournament. Dr Satish Kudchadkar added a silver and a bronze to his kitty, following the bronze won the previous day in Men’s Doubles. In Mixed Doubles 75+, Kudchadkar and his partner Gowramma Veeralinga, KTK, went down to Vidya Bhushan Arora, UTR, and Minoti Anand, MAH, by 21-15 21-9 to win silver. Kudchadkar won another bronze in Men's Singles 75+, narrowly losing to Murali M.D., KTK, by 26-24 21-19. Kudchadkar’s tally stood at one silver and two bronze medals to make it a fruitful campaign. Leroy D'sa and Maria Ingrid D'SA of Goa roots, representing Maharashtra, defeated Shashidhara A. and Sharada N, KTK, 21-18 21-18 to win gold in Mixed Doubles 65+. Leroy, a former National champion who partnered Prakash Padukone in his heydays, won another medal, winning bronze in Men's Doubles 65+ along with his partner Cleflend Mendez from Kerala. Other notable winners were Manjusha Sahasrabuddhe (Maharashtra) who won double gold and silver, Lingeswara Rao B. V. S. K (AP) and Sangeeta R...