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Chief Guest Ms Upasana Kamineni, gave away prizes to the winners at the valedictory of The Gaudium Junior Badminton Championship!

Hyderabad, November 18th, 2021: The Gaudium Junior Badminton Championship, hosted by The Gaudium School, Kollur Campus, in association with Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy and affiliated to Badminton Association of Telangana, concluded today at the Kollur Campus. Chief Guest Ms Upasana Kamineni, Vice Chairman, Apollo Life and the Editor-in-Chief of B Positive Magazine; presented the prizes to the winners at the valedictory ceremony of the Championship. The occasion was graced by Mr Nityananda Reddy, Chairman, The Gaudium Group and Co-founder of Aurobindo Pharma Limited; Ms Kirthi Reddy, Founder & Director, The Gaudium Group &Mr Ramakrishna Lingireddy, CEO, The Gaudium Group.

The Gaudium Junior Badminton Championship attracted 700+ entries from elite badminton academies and international schools in Hyderabad and 6 other states. The tournament was for both Boys and Girls in the under 13 to 15 age group and had categories of Boys Singles, Girls Singles, Boys Doubles, Girls Doubles and Mixed Doubles.

Upasana Kaminenispeaking on the occasion said, congratulate each of you for taking part in this championship and I feel all of you are winners. You are part of this Championship because of your dedication and commitment at an young age and that can take you really far in your lives ahead. Also you need to be appreciated for inspiring several others to stay mentally and physically fit. I choose to spend the children’s day amidst these kids and I feel I made the best choice and I really delighted about it. Keerthi garu’s vision has shown me a different sight of what the children can do. I was always a chubby kid and now seeing these children really made me feel empowered. I request every parent out there and every child out there to get into sports, this discipline will take children really far ahead in life and that’s really important. I am happy that schools today are focussing more on sportsas an integral part of education. I feel everyone is a winner as long as you are disciplined and you can take charge of your body mind and soul.

Ms Kirthi Reddysaid, we had a very encouraging response for badminton and particularly this championship with 700 participants, overall the Championship is a roaring success. Mr Gopichand who is the mentor has been an inspiration for all and thank him for the continued support.

The Winners and Runners up in the Championship were

Boys Singles – 13

Winner : K MAHENDRA VARMA

Runner : ARJUN TANAJI BIRAJDAR

Girls Singles – 13

Winner : JASHVITHA D

Runner : ANUSANJANA MURALI

Boys Doubles – 13

Winner : K MAHENDRA VARMA & VISHNU KEDAR

Runners : ARJUN TANAJI BIRAJDAR & ARYAN TANAJI BIRAJDAR

Girls Doubles – 13

Winner : HAASANA SREE & JASHVITHA D

Runners : RUTHVIKA EDALA & YOFF NELLURI

Boys Singles – 15

Winner : PRANAV RAM N

Runner : PRANAV RAM N

Girls Singles – 15

Winner : RAKSHITHA SREE

Runner : NAVYA KANDERY

Boys Doubles – 15

Winner : SAI PRASAD T & BHAVYA CHHABRA

Runners : A R ROHAN KUMAR & VARSHIT SAI

Girls Doubles – 15

Winner : NAVYA KANDERY &RAKSHITHA SREE

Runners : KEERTHI M &MAHESHWARI G

Mixed Doubles – 15

Winner : SAI PRASAD T & NAVYA KANDERY

Runners : J SHOWRYA KIRAN & DURGA ESHA

Earlier the Championship was inaugurated by Mr Venkat Jasti, Co-Founder and Director of Suven Life Sciences Limited on November 10th, 2021 and was graced by Padma Bhushan Sri Pullela Gopichand.

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