The Odisha State Badminton Association (OSBA) is going host the 33rd Sub-Junior National Badminton Championships for U-15 and U-17 boys and girls here from December 17 to 22. OSBA president Rohit Pujari said, “Our progressive Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has taken a massive initiative to make Odisha the front-runner in the field of sports. OSBA is trying to make its level-best contribution for the implementation of CM’s vision and plans”.
With over 600 budding shuttlers from 33 States and Union Territories are set to join and would be vying for honours in boys’ singles, girls’ singles, boys’ doubles, girls’ doubles and mixed doubles of both age groups. Matches would be played at the East Coast Railway Indoor Stadium and Saheed Nagar Indoor Hall. The championship carries a total prize fund of Rs 10 lakh. The winners in U-17 singles will receive Rs 44,000 each, while doubles and mixed doubles champions will be given Rs 46,000 each.
