Former international shuttler and president of the Maharashtra Badminton Association (MBA), Pradeep Gandhe, will inaugurate the annual badminton tournament for media employees, organised jointly by the Sports Journalists’ Association of Nagpur (SJAN) and Post Graduate Teaching Department for Physical Education, RTM Nagpur University, at Subhedar Hall here on March 8.
Gandhe, who is also the vice-president of Badminton Association of India (BAI) and convenor of the forthcoming Indian Badminton League, will arrive on Friday morning from Mumbai. He will declare open the three-day tournament at 10 am, said SJAN secretary Kishor Bagde.
The event will be sponsored for the third year in succession by Gracelands. Matches will be played with Carlton feather shuttles. Laxmi Nagar-based Shree Sports will sponsor the shuttles.
The categories include men’s singles and doubles and women’s singles. Last date for confirming entries is March 5. Entries should be confirmed with sports desks of respective newspapers or convenor Amit Ramteke (9923156811).
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