The sixth State level hearing impaired badminton tournament was organised at Badminton hall of parade ground on Sunday. The event was organised under the aegis of the Uttarakhand Sports Society of the Deaf. The event saw participation of 80 hearing impaired students from Dehradun, Roorkee, Rudrapur, Haldwani, Nainital and Haridwar districts.
The students of Bajaj Institute of learning (BIl) dominated the event as they cornered most of the medals held at stake. In the senior male category Ashish Chauhan of BIl Doon won the first position while Madhur Arora and Sidharth Jain come to second and third positions respectively. In the female senior category, Radhika Arora clinched the top place while Pulkit Baliyan and Shalini Rawat secured second and third spots respectively. In the junior section Prakhar Chamoli won the title, Pramit was on second place while Jani Kumar Agarwal was on third position.
The winners would participate in the national sports for deaf scheduled in Jharkhand in the month of November. The President of society Rajesh Kumar and general secretary Pravin Kalra congratulated the participants of the event. The winners were handed over the medals and certificates by the organisers.