NE Badminton tourney concludes

ANUSHA GURUNG
GANGTOK, 05 Sept: The 4-day Kanton North East Zone Inter-State Badminton Championship 2012 concluded today here at Paljor Stadium Indoor Gymnasium Hall. More than 160 shuttlers from Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura including Sikkim took part in this championship.
In the Kuldeep Gurung Memorial Junior Boys Single, Rishav Sarma [Assam] bagged the gold medal followed by Laldinpuia [Assam] as the runner-up. Kaustav Deka [Assam] and RK Devjit Singh [Manipur] were both awarded the bronze medal.
Likewise, in Prashant Pradhan Memorial Junior Boys Doubles, Nitish Bora/Kashyap Neog [Assam] were awarded the gold medal whereas RK Devjit Singh/Yaitombai [Manipur] were the runners-up. Akshay Raito/Kalung Taki [Arunachal] and Roshan Rai/Avinash Subba [Sikkim] were awarded the bronze medal.
In Junior Girls Singles- Ashmita Chalia [Assam] bagged the gold medal while Ningshi B Hazaraika [Assam] bagged the silver medal with Deepika Kaushil [Nagaland] and Rupashree Nath [Tripura] in the third place.
In Junior Doubles-Harshita Chaliha/Bornali Konwar [Assam] won the gold medal followed by Pinki Karki/Taring Yania [Arunachal] in second place. Shailza Chettri/Bandien Rapsang [Meghalaya] and Agnes Lalalmpuii/H. Ramdinzelli [Mizoram] won the bronze medal.
In Men’s Singles- Hirak Jyoti Neog [Assam] won the gold medal and W James Singh [Manipur] bagged the silver medal. Ankur Sangpang Rai [Nagaland] and Zarzokima[Mizoram] won the bronze medal. In Women’s Singles- Kaveri Phukan [Assam] bagged gold while Bornali Konwar [Assam] was awarded the silver medal. Prathana [Nagaland] and Agnes Lalawmpuii [Mizoram] won the bronze medal.
In Mens Doubles-Anjan Buragohan/Ranjan Buragohain [Assam] won the gold medal followed by H Kishan/L. Momo [Manipur] in second place. Parshoram Joshi/Raju Joshi [Meghalaya] and Moatemjem/Tajen Kaba [Nagaland] came in third.
In Womens Doubles-Kaveri Phukan/Abandika Deka [Assam] won the gold medal whereas Prathana/Uma Tamang [Nagaland] won the silver medal. Ksh. Khelpati Devi/RK Miranda Devi [Manipur] and Hmingthianghlima/Agnes [Mizoram] bagged the bronze medal.
Chief guest on the day, Speaker KT Gyaltsen congratulated the entire team of Badminton Association of Sikkim, players and especially Minister DB Thapa for organizing the tournament. Mr Gyaltsen added that this tournament has brought a sense of brotherhood, mutual understanding and friendship among the northeastern states.
The Speaker accompanied by the distinguished guests handed over the trophies, certificates and medals to the winners.