PANAJI
Goa's Anura Prabhu Desai won a bronze in women's doubles at at the Dorjee Khandu All India Senior Ranking Badminton Tournament 2016 at Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh. The Geno Pharmaceuticals Ltd. brand ambassador, who represents Airport Authority of India (AAI), and her partner Mahima Aggarwal went down fighting in the semi-finals against the second-seeded pair of Ningshi Block Hazarika and Shruti Mundada in a close three-game match 21-19, 9-21, 21-19. Top seeds Meghana Jakkampudi and Poorvisha Ram beat Ningshi and Shruti in the final to win the title. In the women's singles, Anura reached the quarter-finals before losing to the eventual champion Shreyanshi Pardeshi, 21-11, 20-22, 21-17 in another close finish.
