Champions Naishaa Kaur Bhatoye and Pranay Kamble, winners of the Girls’ and Boys’ Under-19 singles titles respectively in the CCI-GMBA Yonex Sunrise District Badminton Selection Championship 2023, will spearhead the Greater Mumbai Badminton Association girls’ and boys’ teams in the Junior (Under-19) Inter-District Badminton Team Championships which will be played in Thane from August 15 to 20, 2023.
According to a GMBA media release, the GMBA Selection Sub-committee declared the teams during their meeting recently.
“The Selection Committee selected the two teams on the basis of their performances in the District Championships which concluded at CCI last month and other domestic tournaments in the country,” said GMBA Hon. Gen. Secretary, Sachin Bharati.
The other members of the girls’ team include, Taarini Suri, Riya Vinherkar, Devanshi Shinde and Ananya Shah, while the other members of the boys’ team consist of Piyush Kamble, Harshit Mahimkar, Sahil Gurbuxani and Kanishq Gurram.
The Teams –
Junior Girls’ U-19: 1. Naishaa Kaur Bhatoye, 2. Taarini Suri, 3. Riya Vinherkar, 4. Devanshi Shinde, 5. Ananya Shah.
Junior Boys U-19: 1.Pranav Kamble, 2. Piyush Kamble, 3. Harshit Mahimkar 4. Sahil Gurbuxani, 5. Kanishq Gurram.