ITANAGAR, Feb 12: Sajjal Sarkar of Team Arunachal Press Club (APC) and Tumngam Bagra of DDK, Itanagar won the men’s and women’s singles titles respectively in the 2nd Badminton Championship 2023-24 that came to end at the Dorjee Khandu Indoor Badminton Stadium here..
The 2-day event was organised by the Prasar Bharati Doordarshan Kendra, Itanagar with the technical support of Arunachal State Badminton Association (ASBA).  
The men’s singles finals played on the day saw Sarkar defeat his own team’s Tani Diru 21-17, 13-21, 22-23 to take gold while Bagra defeated her otherwise doubles partner Jumter Riba 21-7, 21-10 to take home the women’s singles crown.
The mixed doubles final was more of a battle between the Team APC players as the pair of Diru and Agam Dui got the better of Sarkar and Phil Yania 21-16, 21-17.
The women’s doubles finals saw DDK’s Bagra and Riba register an easy 21-12, 21-8 win against Team APC’s Dui and Yania.
Meanwhile, the men’s doubles final witnessed a strong encounter between Team APC’s Diru and Damien Lepcha who were up against DDK’s H Open Singh and Goi Gara.
Though Team APC managed to win the first set 21-15, the DDK players made a strong comeback and won the match 12-21, 14-21 and took home the gold.
DDK’s Tumngam Bagra was adjudged as the ‘best female shutter’ of the tournament while Team APC’s Sajjal Sarkar won the title of ‘Super Smasher’.
DDK’s 58-year-old shuttler Anwar Rizwi won the ‘senior most player’ award.
Basar MLA Gokar Basar gave away the prizes to the winners. The legislator, in his address, congratulated the media fraternity, especially the organisers for promoting badminton and called upon all to take out time for sports as well, apart from other day-to-day tasks.  
“Staying healthy is equally important in today’s date and sports in the best medium to remain fit and healthy,” Basar said, while assuring his support for future tournaments and as well as the promotion of sports in the state.
Among others, DDK deputy director (engineering) S P Kanchan, assistant directors A Nimje, L Gururajan and S Tatwadi, Arunachal Pradesh Union of Working Journalists (APUWJ) president Amar Sangno, general secretary Sonam Jelly witnessed the finals.
ASBA COC secretary Penya Bagra and David Ngomle were the tournament director and chief referee for the tourney respectively.

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Kenter Joya Riba

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