The shuttlers of Uttarakhand proved their mettle in Punjab National Bank, Metlife Junior Badminton Championship which was held at New Delhi. In the event which concluded on Thursday the youngsters of Uttarakhand won Under-9, U- 13 and U- 15 titles. The boys U -15 event was annexed by Dhruv Rawat of Almora. Incidentally Rawat has claimed the Boys Under-15 National title for the second consecutive time in PNB Metlife Junior Badminton Championship. Sneha Rajwar (Almora) and Mansa Rawat from Bageshwar, won the Girls U-13 and U-9 titles, respectively.
The winners would also receive the PNB Metlife Junior Badminton Championship Scholarship, under which they can be trained in a reputed badminton academy of their choice. The organizers claimed to have received over 5800 entries from all over India with tournaments organized in the cities of Delhi, Chandigarh, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kozhikode, lucknow and Guwahati. In the national finals hosted in Delhi, close to 450 bright junior participated. In the event ten nnational winners would get the scholarships for training at a reputed badminton academy of their choice.