Shivanjali Thite and Sufiya Shaikh Enter U-17 Doubles Final at Goa Sub Junior Badminton Ranking Tournament

Goa, July 22 -- Team Herald

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MAPUSA: Shivanjali Thite and Sufiya Shaikh stormed into the U-17 girls doubles final with a dominant 21-3, 21-13 victory over Aakanksha Rana and Gauravi Bodekar in the State Sub Junior (U-15 & U-17) Badminton Ranking Tournament organised by Radiant Sports Club under the aegis of Goa Badminton Association at the indoor stadium, Ponda sports complex, on Tuesday.

They will face Dimple Revankar and Ritika Chelluri, who booked their spot with a convincing 21-14, 21-9 win over second seeds Jewel Abranches and Sampurna Patra in the semi-final.

In the U-15 boys doubles quarter-final, fifth seeds Arnav Saraf and Sparsh Kolwalkar ousted Ateendra Gaonkar and Viraditya Pai Kane, winning 21-14, 21-...