Odisha pair of Pragati Parida and Vishakha Toppo won girls doubles bronze medal in the Yonex Sunrise All India Junior (U-19) Ranking Badminton Tournament, which was held at Shining Star Academy in Bahadurgarh, Haryana from 10 to 16 January 2023.
Trainees of Bhubaneswar based Odisha SAI Regional Badminton Academy, Pragati and Vishakha settled for the bronze medal after losing to Tamil Nadu opponents Gnanadha Karthikeyan and Pravandhika R 15-21, 21-18, 21-19 in the semifinals on January 15.
On their way to the semifinals, the Odisha duo beat Punjab pair of Samridhi and Saanvi Nautiyal 17-21, 21-14, 21-13 in Round-32, Haryana-Chandigarh combination of Rijul Saini and Nimar Kaur Virk 21-6, 14-21, 21-12 in pre-quarters and Haryana duo of Aafreen Bishnoi and Chitwan Khatri 21-18, 16-21, 21-17 in the quarterfiinals.