PANAJI
Prateek Mahajan and Pranjal Chimulkar emerged as men's and women's singles champions at the State Badminton championships 2016 organised by Mapusa Shuttlers in collaboration with Goa Badminton Association and the Sports Authority of Goa, at Indoor Badminton stadium, Peddem Sports Complex, Mapusa.
Aashrun Gautam and Anar Singbal won the Under-19 boys and girls singles titles respectively while Navneet Nasnodkar and Sunny Sawant reigned supreme in men's doubles. Wilfred Jacques (veterans 45+ singles); Vaman Fallary and CK Ayoob (veterans 45+ doubles) and TS Sawant and Zenin Almeida (veterans 55+ doubles) were the winners in veterans events.
Special prizes were awarded to Aniket Shenai and Akhil Shetye. Sandeep Falari, Chairman, Mapusa Muncipal Council; Narahar Thakur, President, GBA; Sandeep Heble, Secretary, GBA; Peter Tellis, State championship observer; Ryan Braganza, Councillor, Mapusa Municipal Council; Akhil Parrikar, member, Athletics Association; and Mapusa Shuttlers officials, Aniket Shenai, President; Kewal Sawant, Secretary and Venkatesh Shenai, Tresurer graced the prize distribution occasion.
REULTS (FINALS)
Under-19 girls singles: Anar Singbal bt Anjana Kumari 21-19, 13-21, 21-17; Under-19 boys singles:
Aashrun Gautam bt Tejan Fallary 23-21, 16-21, 21-11; men’s singles: Prateek Mahajan bt Tejan Fallary 21-15, 21-12; women’s singles: Pranjal Chimulkar bt Emilia Silveira 21-14, 16-21, 21-9; men’s doubles: Navneet Nasnodkar/ Sunny Sawant bt Tejan Fallary/ Sanath Kamat 25-23, 21-14; veterans 45+ singles: Wilfred Jacques bt Ashok Gautam 21-6, 21-14; veterans 45+ doubles: Vaman Fallary/ CK Ayoob bt Wilfred Jacques/ Oscar Afonso 22-20, 21-13; veterans 55+ doubles: TS Sawant/ Zenin Almeida bt Peter Tellis/ VG Prabhu 22-20, 18-21, 21-15.
