Double for Meeta Bhandari

CHANDIGARH, Nov 15: Opinder Singh of Railways and Meeta Bhandari of Punjab clinched the men's and women's singles titles in the fourth Tara ...

CHANDIGARH, Nov 15: Opinder Singh of Railways and Meeta Bhandari of Punjab clinched the men8217;s and women8217;s singles titles in the fourth Tara Chand Memorial cash prize invitation badminton tournament which concluded at Community Centre, Sector 7 in Panchkula today. Opinder outplayed Harish Kumar Railways 15-7, 4-15, 15-10 while Meeta got the better of Yogita Punjab 11-1, 9-11, 13-10, to wear the women8217;s crown.

Both Opinder and Meeta also got a cash award of Rs 10,000 each for their efforts. The runners-up in the both the categories also pocketed Rs 5,000 each.

Opinder and Harish were, however, relegated to second spot in the doubles by Vijaydeep and Navdeep of Punjab 15-8, 15-13.

But Meeta combined well with Yogita to defeat Geeta and Nazma 15-6, 15-3, to score the double.

The girls under-16 singles title went to Vidhu of Punjab who beat Roma of Hryana 11-3, 11-7.

Results All Finals
Girls: Under-16: Vidhu Pb bt Roma Hry 11-3, 11-7; Doubles: Shehnaz and Aarti Pb bt Nidhi and Gauri Hry 15-5, 15-8. Boys: Under-13: Sumit Dahiya Hry bt Sachin Garg Hry 15-1, 15-2. Doubles: Sumit and Saurabh Hry bt Sachin and Gurminder Hry 15-2, 15-4.Boys: Under-16: Dilpreet Pb bt Aakash Singh CH 15-10, 15-10. Doubles: Dilpreet and Ramnik Pb bt Arvind and Umesh Hry 10-15, 15-10, 15-3. Women: Meeta Bhandari Pb bt Yogita Pb 11-1, 9-11, 13-10. Doubles: Meet and Yogita Pb bt Geeta and Nazma Ch 15-6, 15-3. Men: Opinder Rly bt Harish Chander Rly 15-7, 4-15, 15-10. Doubles: Vijaydeep and Navdeep Pb bt Opinder and Harish Rly 15-8, 15-13. Master: Doubles: V Mehta and MP Dogra Hry bt Anil Mittal and J Mahajan Hry 15-5, 8-15, 15-7.

Om Prakash excels
Rohtak topped the medals tally with five gold in the men8217;s section in the Punjab National Bank 17th Inter-Region athletic meet which concluded at DAV College, Sector 10 here today.

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Om Prakash got four gold medals for Rohtak. He won first positions in shot put, hammer and discus throw events and in 10 km walk. Narinder Saini got the fifth gold for Rohtak in javelin throw.

In the women8217;s group, Bimal Jass of Chandigarh took first place in discus and javelin throw. Her team mate Kamlesh Manchanda got first positions in 2 km walk and long jump event.

Results
Men: Chess: 1 Pawan Gupta, 2 Kiran Suri. Carrom: 1 Manvir, 2 Mahesh. Table tennis: 1 Rakesh Sharma, 2 Love Kumar. Badminton: 1 Pawan Verma, 2 Vipin Sharma.