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PANJIM: Goa and India’s star badminton player, Tanisha Crasto who was in line for a double crown emerged with one gold and one silver medal, at the Infosys Foundation India International Challenge Badminton tournament in Bengaluru on Sunday.
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Tanisha along with her partner Ishaan Bhatnagar from Chhattisgarh, who are the reigning Junior National champions, emerged victorious in the Mixed doubles event, registering a thrilling 21-16, 21-19 win over Sai Pratheek K and Gayatri Gopichand Pullela, in the six-day International tournament organized by the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy under the aegis of Badminton Association of India, at the Padukone-Dravid Center for Sports Excellence, Bengaluru.
In Women’s doubles, Tanisha along with her partner Rutuparna Panda went down to Treesa Jolly / Gayatri Gopichand 21-23, 14-21 to settle for Silver.
Mixed Doubles: Ishaan Bhatnagar / Tanisha Crasto bt Sai Pratheek K / Gayatri Gopichand 21-16, 21-19
Women’s Singles: Anupama Upadhyaya bt Unnati Hooda 21-19, 21-16
Men’s Doubles: Krishna Prasad Garaga / Vishnu Vardhan Goud bt Arun George / Sanyam Shukla 24-22, 13-21, 22-20
Women’s Doubles: Treesa Jolly / Gayatri Gopichand bt Tanisha Crasto / Rutuparna Panda 23-21, 21-14
Men’s Singles: Priyanshu Rajawat bt Raghu Mariswamy 12-21, 21-10, 21-8
