THE GOAN | NETWORK
VASCO
The AAI All-India Inter Zonal Badminton Tournament, organised by Airports Authority of India began on Tuesday at the Indoor Badminton Court, Chicalim Sports Complex, Airport Road, Chicalim, Vasco.
The tournament will see participation of six zonal teams -- Central Zone, East Zone, North Zone, North East Zone, South Zone, and the hosts, West Zone.
The four-day all-India badminton tourney would be played in two separate categories: team and open Singles. The team event constitutes of five matches (two doubles, three singles) in men’s category, while there will be three matches (one doubles, two singles) in women’s category.
The tournament which began with matches staged on Tuesday morning will conclude on February 5 with the closing ceremony in the evening.
The inaugural function of the tournament was hosted by senior superintendent, AAI, Maggie Rodrigues, and was graced by distinguished guests on the dais, RK Handa, general manager (Engg) project, AAI; KS Rao, airport director; K Hemalatha, regional executive director; Anushka Kuvelkar, national badminton player from Goa who was the chief guest; Vinayak Kamat, chief referee for the tournament, and Manoj Sinha, regional secretary, Regional Control Board.
