CNN Central News & Network–ITDC India Epress/ITDC News Bhopal: LNCT University, Kolar Road, successfully concluded the four-day Day & Night LNCT Badminton Tournament 2.0 organized by LNCT. The open badminton competition featured more than 16 categories, with over 250 players from various districts including Dhar, Sehore, Bhopal, Raisen, Ratlam, Shajapur, and Betul showcasing their talent.
At the closing ceremony, LNCT University’s Chancellor, Shri Jay Narayan Chouksey, Dr. Rajesh Tripathi, Principal of VNS, Dr. Ramesh Shukla, Deputy Registrar, Akash Dubey, IT Head, and Pankaj Jain, Sports Director of LNCT Group, honored all the winners and runners-up with individual trophies, T-shirts, and awards for outstanding performances, including badminton rackets, kit bags, and shoes.
A total of 66 winners and runners-up across various categories were honored. The winners were:
Boys Under-9:
Winner: Soham Singh Bindra
Runner-up: Nivan Parpani
Girls Under-9:
Winner: Pratistha Chaturvedi
Runner-up: Tanishka
Boys Under-11:
Winner: Prerak Puliwal
Runner-up: Abhinav Arya
Girls Under-11:
Winner: Aaradhya Pawar
Runner-up: Pratistha Chaturvedi
Boys Under-13:
Winner: Digvijay Singh Narwalia
Runner-up: Shauryaditya Mishra
Girls Under-13:
Winner: Arna Singh Bhadoria
Runner-up: Swara Vaidya
Boys Under-15:
Winner: Om Soni
Runner-up: Prabuddha Bhimte
Boys Doubles Under-15:
Winners: Dev Saxena, Rudra Khare
Runners-up: Anuj Tiwari, Parth Tiwari
Girls Under-15:
Winner: Krisha Surana
Runner-up: Aadya Tiwari
Boys Singles Under-17:
Winner: Ishan Pant
Runner-up: Dheerendra Kushwaha
Boys Singles Under-19:
Winner: Ishan Pant
Runner-up: Om Soni
Boys Doubles Under-19:
Winners: Bhole Ram Rajak, Dheerendra Kushwaha
Runners-up: Agrim Rathore, Dhairya Patel
Men’s Singles:
Winner: Karan Yadav
Runner-up: Ashwin
Men’s Doubles:
Winners: Chirag Khan, Karan Yadav
Runners-up: Sanskar Jain, Amarendra Pratap Singh
Women’s Singles:
Winner: Sonia Pal
Runner-up: Muskan Kaushal
Senior Mixed Doubles:
Winners: Virat Thapa, Aditi Yadav
Runners-up: Sonia Pal, Tanwant Singh
Men’s Singles Under-35:
Winner: Tshewang
Runner-up: Sandeep Yadav
Men’s Doubles Under-35:
Winners: Vijendra Nikumbh, Habib Hussain
Runners-up: Tshewang, Rajneesh
Women’s Singles Under-35:
Winner: Ritika Rainbow Pawar
Runner-up: Meghna
Mixed Doubles Under-35:
Winners: Ritika Rainbow Pawar, Vijendra Nikumbh
Runners-up: Habib Hussain, Grace Bihari
Men’s Singles Under-40:
Winner: Anurag Singh
Runner-up: Sandeep Yadav
Men’s Doubles Under-40:
Winners: Anurag Singh, Vivek
Runners-up: Pradeep, Sunil Pandey
Men’s Singles Under-50:
Winner: Azhar Mohammad
Runner-up: Habib Hussain
Men’s Doubles Under-50:
Winners: Habib Hussain, Muheb Khan
Runners-up: Naresh Pawar, Uma Shankar V.
Men’s Singles Under-65:
Winner: G.S. Juneja
Runner-up: S.K. Sinha
At the conclusion of the tournament, outstanding coaches, officials, and volunteers who played a crucial role as referees were also honored with mementos.