Winning start for BD junior badminton teams
Saturday, 19 August 2023
The Bangladesh U-15 and U-17 junior badminton teams got off to a winning start in the Badminton Asian South Asia (U-17 and U-15) Regional Junior Championship that began on Friday in Kathmandu, Nepal, reports BSS.
The U-15 junior team beat Bhutan by 4-0 set while the U-17 junior team defeated Maldives by 5-0 set, said a press release.
As per the Bangladesh Badminton Federation's (BBF) junior ranking eight boys and girls shuttlers -- two boys and girls of U-15 (Mostakim Hossain and Wali Ullah) and (Afifa Khan Ari and Tanjila Mahmud) and two boys and girls of U-17 (SSM Sifat Ullah and Rajon Mia) and Methena Madhurja Biswas and Sinthia Khanom Preyonti) -- are taking part in the five-day meet, which is being held under the supervision of BBF.
The badminton team is expected to return home on August 24 after participating in the tournament.