Events

Bihar State Under 17/19 Ranking Badminton Championship 2022

November 02nd, 2022

At the inaugural Laureus World Sports Awards in 2000 in Monaco, Nelson Mandela very famously said, “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire, it has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks to the youth in a language they understand. Sport can create hope and break down racial barriers.” Bihar Inter-State Under-17/19 Ranking Badminton Championship is being organized by Badminton Association of Bihar in collaboration with Gaya District Badminton Association at Delhi Public School, Gaya. The championship kicked off on November 2, 2022 and will culminate on November 6, 2022. This highly acclaimed championship was inaugurated by Mr. Abdul Bari Siddiqui, Former Minister, Government of Bihar and Vice-President, Badminton Association of India. He is also the President of Badminton and Olympic Association of Bihar. At the outset, Mr. K N Jaiswal, Secretary, Badminton Association of Bihar accorded floral welcome to the Chief Guest of the event, Mr. Abdul Bari Siddiqui, Chairman, Magadh Educational Trust, Shri Ram Naresh Sharma and Pro-Vice Chairman, Delhi Public School, Gaya, Mr. Sanjeev Kumar. The event commenced with the soulful rendition of welcome song. In the wake of the welcome ceremony, all the participants and the match officials were introduced to the chief guest. After the introduction ceremony, Secretary, Gaya District Badminton Association, Mr. Rajan Sijwar welcomed eminent guests, participants and match officials. Mr. K N Jaiswal, in his address, touted this championship as a stepping stone to the development of badminton in Gaya. He further highlighted that the participation of top ranked players of Bihar will bolster the competitiveness of this championship. The Chief Guest, Mr. Abdul Bari Siddiqui lauded the efforts of Gaya District Badminton Association for organizing event of this magnitude. He also underscored that the championship of this repute will encourage the youth of Gaya to participate in various other competitive championship. He commended the indefatigable efforts of Delhi Public School, Gaya for successfully organizing this championship. Close on the heels of the chief guest’s address, all the distinguished guests were felicitated with mementos. Vote of thanks concluded the event.