FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2024
PANJIM: Anjana Kumari Goa’s Number One ranked badminton player reached the quarter-finals of the Uganda International Badminton Tournament, on Friday.
Anjana had a direct entry into the main draw and is the number 3 seed in this tournament.
In the first round, the National Games 2015 Bronze medalist defeated Meble Namakoye of Uganda by a score of 21-12, 21-16.
In the Pre –quarter-final match, she defeated Betty APIO of Uganda very comfortably by a 21-7, 21-8 score-line.
This is Anjana's first tournament post Covid 19 and her back-to-back quarter-final appearance. She also had reached in quarter-final in 29th Fajr Iran International Challenge Badminton Tournament, 2020 which was held in February, 2020, in which she had participated before closure of all the sporting activities due to the pandemic.
