Young and fresh badminton talents hogged limelight, winning titles or finishing runners-up at the OSBA Odisha State Mini (U-11) & Sub-Junior (U-13) Badminton Championship, which was organized by Orissa State Badminton Association (OSBA) with the support of the Department of Sports & Youth Services, Government of Odisha at MPIS Pokhariput, Bhubaneswar from 19 to 21 October 2024.

By winning two titles each, Koraput girl Aaradhana Bebarta and Cuttack boy Harshit Priyadarsi Behera gave an indication that they could be the future badminton stars of Odisha.

G Gautam, Anvita Praharaj, Master Ivan, Rajveer Swain, Barenyaa Patel, Diptyansu Sharma, Ayank Kumar Sahu, Buddupu Laxmi Reddy, Ritika Das also cornered glory by winning titles in respective events.

RESULTS:

U-11 Boys Singles (Final): G Gautam (Balangir) beat Panshul Sethi (Bhubaneswar-Khordha) 21-10 21-16.
U-11 Girls Singles (Final): Aaradhana Bebarta (Koraput) beat Barenyaa Patel (Bhubaneswar-Khordha) 11-21, 21-16, 26-24.
U-11 Boys Doubles (Final): Master Ivan & Rajveer Swain (Bhubaneswar-Khordha) beat Godugu Karthikeya & Godugu Surya Nihal (Angul) 18-21, 21-12, 21-16.
U-11 Girls Doubles (League): Aaradhana Bebarta (Koraput) & Barenyaa Patel (Bhubaneswar-Khordha) emerged champions, while Aarani Behera & Alina Raj (both Sambalpur) finished runners-up.
U-13 Boys Singles (Final): Harshit Priyadarsi Behera (Cuttack) beat Diptyansu Sharma (Bhubaneswar-Khordha) 21-10, 21-14.
U-13 Girls Singles (Final): Anvita Praharaj (Bhubaneswar-Khordha) beat Samrudhi Raj Bishwal (Bhubaneswar-Khordha) 21-19, 21-18.
U-13 Boys Doubles (Final): Ayank Kumar Sahu (Sambalpur) & Harshit Priyadarsi Behera (Cuttack) beat Diptyansu Sharma & Sohan Kumar Mahapatra (Bhubaneswar-Khordha) 21-12, 21-19.
U-13 Girls Doubles (League): Buddupu Laxmi Reddy (Bhadrak) & Ritika Das (Jajpur) emerged champions, while Laxmi Priya Gachhayat (Jagatsinghpur) & Saanvi Sahu (Khordha) finished runners-up.
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PHOTO: Title winners and runners-up with guests and officials at the closing ceremony of the Mini (U-11) & Sub-Junior (U-13) Badminton Championship in Bhubaneswar on 21 October 2024.