Rising Odisha star Rutaparna Panda continued her fine form, bagging silver medal in mixed doubles and bronze in women doubles with partners Shlok Ramchandran and Maneesha K respectively at the 5th Lagos International Badminton Classics, held at Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos, Nigeria from 24 to 27 July, 2019.
Rutaparna and Shlok settled for mixed doubles silver when they lost in the final against compatriots and top seeds MR Arjun and Maneesha K 16-21, 17-21. On their way to the final, Rutaparna and Shlok beat Egypt pair of Adham Hatem Elgamal and Doha Hany 21-12, 21-18 in semifinals, USA combination of Howard Shu and Paula Lynn Obanana 21-15, 17-21,21-15 in quarterfinals and Nigerial duo Issac Minaphee and Augustina Ebhomien Sunday 21-10, 21-15 in first round.