Ludhiana player Vaasvi bags three medals in badminton

Sports Correspondent

Ludhiana, November 2

Local girl Vaasvi Singal hogged limelight, winning three medals in the Punjab State Badminton Championship for Boys and Girls (U15 and U-17) held at Pathankot from October 26 to 31. She was the only player from the city who won a gold medal in the championship.

Vaasvi, a student of Class IX at Sat Paul Mittal School, here, competed in the U-15 group and wrapped up a gold medal in the doubles category, besides securing bronze in the girls’ singles and mixed doubles categories.

A trainee of an NIS-qualified former national badminton coach, Mangat Rai Sharma, Vaasvi brought laurels to her parents, school and the district by finishing at the victory podium in the badminton championship.

In the doubles’ group, Vaasvi and partner Samridhi Bhardwaj from Jalandhar came out triumphant to clinch the title. In the final, they outperformed Sangrur pair of Sadia Shiekh and Agamya Rishi in straight sets (21-13, 21-15) to lay their hands on the trophy.

In the girls’ singles category, Vaasvi went down fighting against Samridhi Bhardwaj (21-12, 18-21 and 19-21) to settle for a bronze medal while in the mixed doubles category, she, paired with Ishaan Sharma of Jalandhar, lost to Samridhi and Divyam from Jalandhar (14-21 and 18-21) in the semifinal and had to content with a bronze medal.

After her outstanding performance at Pathankot, Vaasvi has been selected to represent the state in the ensuing National Badminton Championship.

Principal of Sat Paul Mittal School Bhupinder Gogia congratulated her for the achievement in the state championship and selection in the state team for the nationals.

The achievement

Vaasvi, a student of Class IX at Sat Paul Mittal School, Ludhiana, competed in the U-15 group and wrapped up a gold medal in the doubles category, besides securing bronze in the girls’ singles and mixed doubles categories.