This is the third appearance of Sourabh Verma in the National Games. In the first appearance back in 2011, he had helped the state clinch a team bronze and another medal in Goa would only cement his place as one of the domestic giants of the sport.
Hailing from Assam, the top-ranked under-15 boys' singles shuttler in the Badminton Association of India further solidified his reputation on the Asian stage by defeating Fan Hong Xuan of China.
Assam bagged the first gold medal of the 37th National Games when their women's badminton team blanked Maharashtra 3-0 in the finals at the Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee stadium in Goa on Saturday.
In the girls' U17 singles category, Tanvi Sharma faced the formidable Anyapat Phichitpreechasak of Thailand. After a closely contested match where second-seeded Anyapat staged a strong comeback following the first round, Tanvi showed great composure and ultimately secured 21-19, 16-21, 21-11
In the boys' U15 singles category, Jagsher Singh Khangurra defeated China's MA Chu Xuan 21-14, 21-13 in just 28 minutes. In boys' U15 singles division, Bornil Aakash Changmai emerged victorious in a closely contested match against Korea's Park Jung Bin, securing 21-19, 22-20 victory. Tanvi S
However, the official opening ceremony of the 37th National Games will take place on October 26 at Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Fatorda. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will officially inaugurate the games.
India's star shuttler Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden lost the final of Shanghai Masters 2023 men's doubles tennis at the Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena on Sunday
Indian shuttler PV Sindhu ended her Arctic Open 2023 campaign with a loss in the women's singles semi-finals at the Vantaa Energia Areena in Finland on Saturday
PV Sindhu defeated the world No. 26 shuttler in three straight games, winning 20-22, 22-20, and 21-18. When PV Sindhu met Thuy Linh Nguyen on her way to winning the Singapore Open championship the previous year, she eked out a similarly tight victory.