Dimapur, July 29 (EMN): The 65th All India Inter Railway Badminton Championship which began on July 24 at N.F.Railway Sports Association (NFRSA) Indoor stadium, Maligaon concluded on Friday, July 28. Chahatey Ram, General Manager, N.F.Railway who was the chief guest at the closing ceremony gave away the prizes to all the winners of the championship. Altogether 19 teams from various zones and production units participated in the championship.
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Men’s champion team, Northern Railway with the chief guest after the championship on Friday at Maligaon.[/caption]
The Men’s singles event was won by Subhankar Dey of Central Railway, Mumbai by defeating his team mate Kabir Kanzarkar in straight set of 21-9, 21-9. The Women’s singles event was won by Saili Rane of Central Railway, Mumbai by defeating Kanika Kanwal of Northern Railway, Delhi in straight set 21-16, 21-14. Neeraj Vashist of Northern Railway, Delhi and Rupsa Ghosh of South Eastern Railway, Kolkata won the third position in the Men’s and Women’s singles event respectively.
In the Men’s Doubles event; South Central Railway team from Secunderabad comprising Chaitnaya Reddy and T. Hemanagendra defeated Adarsh Kumar and S.Sanjeeth of South Western Railway, Hubli. In the Women’s Doubles; Central Railway team comprising Dhanya Nair and Saili Rane defeated Anuriya Das and Rupsa Ghosh of South Eastern Railway. In the Mixed Doubles event Akshay Raut of Western Railway and Kanika Kanwal of Northern Railway defeated S. Sanjeeth of South Western Railway and Rupsa Ghosh of South Eastern Railway. N.F.Railway’s Women team became third in the Women’s Doubles Championship.
