BDBA, IWDBA win titles in Inter dist badminton
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, August 08 2022:
BDBA claimed the senior mixed team title while IWDBA won the junior event in the 39th Inter District Badminton Championship 2022 which wrapped up on Monday.
BDBA edged past IWDBA 3-2 in the senior mixed team final.
They won the women's singles event, men's doubles event and mixed doubles event to claim the top podium honours.
In the women's singles final, BDBA's Priya Konjengbam outplayed her IWDBA opponent Angita Naorem 21-10.21-18 and the pair of Khwairakpam Manjit Singh and Konthoujam Dingku Singh defeated IWDBA's Khoirom Punsiba and Vikson Singh Chirom 21-10, 21-17 in the men's doubles contest.
In the mixed event, Khwairakpam Manjit partnered with Priya Konjenbam to beat Bidyasagar Salam and Vilnda Huidrom 21-16, 20-22, 21-13 to help IWDBA seal the senior title.
On the other hand, IWDBA defeated IEDBA by a 3-1 margin in the final of the junior mixed team competition.
Kasprov Ahanthem lost 12-21,12-21 to IEDBA's Jomi Singam in the boys' singles final but triumphant performances from his fellow players were enough for IWDBA to clinch the junior mixed team crown.
Leonie Tayengjam made up for Kasprov's loss in the boys' final by winning the girls' singles event with a 24-22, 14-21, 26-24 victory against IEDBA's Konsam Gunjan Devi.
In addition, IWDBA triumphed in both the final matches of boys' and girls' doubles events courtesy of Chingangbam Ritesh Singh and Konjengbam Nganba Singh (boys) and Leimapokpam Diana Devi and Vilinda Huidrom (girls) .