Jammu and KashmirBadminton team today left for participation in the Inter-state North Zone BadmintonChampionship being held at Una in Himachal Pradesh from September eight toSeptember 11.

The team was given a sendoff by the office bearers of J&K Badminton Association, including chairman,Dr OD Sharma and general secretary, Balbir Singh Jamwal as also parents of theparticipants.

Earlier, the team selectedon the basis of performance in the just held J&K Ranking Tournament at MAStadium, here in collaboration with J&K Sports Council.

The Team: Men: Bhavya Sharma (Kathua), PuranjaySharma (Udhampur), Bhavdeep Singh, Vipul Saini, Sahil Verma, Abhijit Jasrotia, KulbandhuSharma (both Kathua). Women: UnnatiJaral, Krishika Mahajan, Suhani Sharma, Paavni Gupta, Shreya Gupta, DiamondRajput, Yashaswini Amit, Shrijus Sharma.  JuniorBoys: Shivansh Panotra, Akul Mengi (Udhampur), Samaksh Sameliya (Udhampur).Junior Girls: Gania Singh, AntimaNaruka, Zinnia Lone (Srinagar). Manager:Dr. Poonam Sharma. Coach: TouseefAhmed. Assistant  Coach: Sunita Sharma.

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