Goa’s Tanisha-Ishaan clinch mixed doubles title; Sindhu ends title drought

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PANJIM: Goa’s star sensation Tanisha Crasto along with her partner Ishaan Bhatnagar on Sunday clinched the mixed doubles title of the ongoing Syed Modi International 2022 badminton championships in Lucknow. 

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At the Babu Banarasi Indoor Stadium, the pair played clinically to register a commanding 21-16, 21-12  win over their compatriots T Hema Nagendra and Srivedya in the summit clash that lasted for 29 minutes.

Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu eased past young compatriot Malvika Bansod in straight games to win her second women’s singles title at the.

 Playing in a depleted field due to multiple COVID-19 cases, top seed Sindhu hardly broke her sweat to get past Bansod 21-13 21-16 in a lop-sided title contest.

 It was former world champion Sindhu’s second Syed Modi title after having annexed the BWF World Tour Super 300 event in 2017.

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Earlier, the men’s singles final between Arnaud Merkle and Lucas Claerbout was declared a ‘No Match’ after one of the finalists tested positive for COVID-19.

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