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Aakarshi in line for double crown in Jr Badminton tourney

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Press Trust of India Chandigarh
Last Updated : Oct 15 2016 | 10:22 PM IST
Young Aakarashi Kashyap is in line for double crown as she made it to the finals of both U-17 and U-19 event at the Junior Prize Money Ranking Badminton Tournament organised by the Express shuttle club.
Aakarshi will meet Unnati Bisht in the U-17 girls final while she is pitted against Shikha Gautam in the U-19 event.
The boys' U-17 event final will feature Aman Farogh Sanjay against Rohan Gurbani. Mithin M will play Kanishq M in the U-19 boys singles final.
This is a tournament where Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu, Parupalli Kashyap or Kidambi Srikant - you first heard those names on the bustling competitive courts of the Smt Krishna Khaitan Memorial All India Junior tournament, a premier tournament for rookies.
This year has seen record entries with over 1000 juniors participating.

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First Published: Oct 15 2016 | 10:22 PM IST

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