Double delight for Rajat

Promising 12-year-old Rajat Raj Rameshan turned out to be the starperformer at the New Vision Badminton Sport (NVBS) tournament winningtwo titles at American Academy School courts.Rajat performed brilliantly in the under-17 category on way to the titleand maintain the same level of consistency to pocket the top honours inthe under-13 category.In the under-17 final, Rajat overcame top seed Saadhwi Krishna Sheri21-14, 21-14 to clinch the under-17 crown. In the under-13 final, Rajatoutclassed Shashwath Praveen 21-3, 21-2. In the under-17 semi-final,Saadhwi overcame a tough challenge from 13-year-old Faiz Ahmed Anas18-21, 21-17, 21-15 to book a place in the final.The under-13 girl’s title went to Rasha Sajeer who defeated Diya Manoj Shetty 21-13, 21-16 in the final.Dilan Togi won the under-9 title defeating six-year-old Mashal Sahibjan Score 21-14, 21-8 in the final.Most of the podium winning players have been training with coaches ManojSahibjan and Kesit Sustrisno for the last three months. The prizes forthe winners and the runners-up were given by officials representing theNVBS.