India’s Olympic medalist and IBl Icon Player Saina Nehwal launched the Indian Badminton league’s school programme initiative — Shuttle Express recently in the Genesis Global School (GGS), Noida.
The GGS is the IBl School Partner for Delhi NCR leg and the school championship in the city is being held under the aegis of the Delhi Capital Badminton Association on July 13-14. An unprecedented number of students from 35 schools in the Delhi NCR will be vying for the titles in both the boys and girls singles categories in the city leg.
Each city will witness matches being played over two days and the national finals will be held in Mumbai which will be beamed live on TV from August 28 to 31, 2013, as part of the IBl.
The Shuttle Express will offer an incentive of Rs 10 lakh in prize money to the National winners in both the boys and girls singles events.The finalists in both the categories will also be given an opportunity to train at the world-class Pullela Gopichand Academy.