Jr Badminton Cship: Leonie Tayenjam off to flying start
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, September 14 2023:
Leonie Tayenjam, who is competing in two singles events, registered wins on the opening day of the 35th Sub Junior National Badminton Championships 2023, which got underway at Jwala Gut-ta Academy, Hyderabad, on Thursday.
In the U15 girls' singles event, Leonie Tayenjam came from behind to outplay Aksa Mary 14-21, 21-9, 21-14 in her opening match before the state girl beat Isha Bhowbik with relative ease, sealing a 21-2, 21-5 victory in the Round of 64 .
Leonie Tayenjam, also competing in the U17 girls' singles event, made a dominant start to her campaign with a 21-17, 21-15 win over Ashoor Kaur to progress to the next round.
The state team consisting of 14 players are competing in the boys' singles (U15), boys' doubles (U15), girls' singles (U15), girls' doubles (U15), mixed doubles U15), boys' singles (U17), boys doubles (U17), girls' singles (U17), girls' doubles (U17) and mixed doubles (U17) events.
The six-day competition concludes on September 19 .