Manipur stun defending champs Ml to reach final at badminton nationals
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, February 22 2023:
Manipur on Wednesday pulled off a big upset by beating defending champions Airport Authority of India (AAI) in the senior mixed semifinal of the 75th Inter State, Inter Zonal & Senior National Badminton Championships 2023 underway at Pune, Maharashtra.
The state mixed team outperformed AAI by a 3-1 margin to reach the final where they will face Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) on Thursday (February 23) .
Earlier, Manipur overcame a stiff challenge from Haryana to emerge 3-2 winners in their quarterfinal encounter.
The state mixed team com prises M Meiraba Luwang, Bidyasagar Salam, Sirzeet Moirangthem, K Dingku Singh, Kh Manjit Singh, Ksh Maheshwari Devi, K Priya Devi, H Vilinda, Angita Naorem and Sagorika Naorem.
The 75th Inter State, Inter Zonal & Senior National Badminton Championships which commenced on Wednesday will run till February 28 .