{"id":43231,"date":"2018-09-01T01:08:01","date_gmt":"2018-08-31T19:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/?p=43231"},"modified":"2018-09-01T01:08:01","modified_gmt":"2018-08-31T19:38:01","slug":"talar-retains-mens-singles-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/2018\/09\/01\/talar-retains-mens-singles-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Talar retains men’s singles title"},"content":{"rendered":"

‘Arunachal Premier Badminton League from next year’<\/strong><\/h3>\n

TEZU, Aug 31:<\/strong> Laa Talar retained the men’s singles title in the Dorjee Khandu Memorial State Badminton Championship.
\nTalar defeated his rival Akshay Raito in straight 21-13, 21-12 sets. With this win, he continues to remain atop the state rankings in the men’s singles badminton for the sixth consecutive time.
\nPinky Karki also retained her women’s singles title, defeating Laa Yajum in 2-1 sets (17-21 21-11 21-18).
\nKarki is currently ranked 23 in the national women’s doubles ranking. Her doubles partner is Taring Yania.
\nIn the men’s doubles open category, Biki Lakhai and Akshay Raito won the men’s title, beating the pair of Laa Talar and Jokom Rebia.
\nThe women’s doubles title was won by the pair of Pinky Karki and Taring Yania. They beat Laa Yajum and Apali Mega 21-8 and 21-9.
\nYumlap Mopi defeated Kapu Rumi to win the girls’ U-19 title, which helped her regain the number one rank.
\nTalar’s younger brother Laa Tukum won the boys’ U-17 and U-19 singles titles.
\nTukum beat Kirto Nyorak 21-16 21-13 in the boys’ U-17, and Sonam Tamang 21-13 21-9 in the boys’ U-19 singles events.
\nThe girls’ U-17 singles title was won by Dolma Tamang, defeating Ingam Potom 21-6 21-13.
\nKenjom Tacha pairing with Raj Thapa defeated Asif Khan and Raja Gupta 21-15 28-26 to win the boys’ U-19 doubles title.
\nThe boys U-17 doubles title was won by Kirto Nyorak and Raj Thapa, beating the pair of Dekam Yomgam and Megi Riram of West Siang 21-16 21-15.
\nNikhil Chetry and Dolma Tamang won the boys’ and girls’ U-15 singles titles, respectively.
\nWhile Nikhil Chetry beat Laa Robin 19-21 21-13 21-11, Dolma defeated Kenbi Riram in straight 21-13 21-11 sets.
\nThe boys’ U-15 doubles title was won by Lobsang Chouidup and Suraj Chetry of Tawang. They defeated the pair of Kipa Peter and Rakju Rigia of Kurung Kumey District Badminton Association 21-11 21-13.
\nLaa Robin and Montilly Pul clinched the boys’ and girls’ U-13 singles titles.
\nRobin defeated Pakli Bagra 23-25 21-13 21-9, and Pul beat Taku Neha 21-13 15-21 21-17.
\nThe boys’ U-13 doubles title went to Lobsang Chouidup and Suraj Chetry of Tawang. They defeated Nima Dorjee and Pakli Bagra 21-12 19-21 21-16 in the final.
\nThe girls’ doubles title in this category was won by Napi Tayam and Taku Neha. They defeated the pair of Bishaka Kocho and Sania Ronrang of Changlang District Badminton Association 18-21 22-20 21-12.
\nThe closing and prize distribution ceremony was held at the Kalikho Pul Memorial Indoor Badminton Stadium here on Friday.
\nBadminton Association of India (BAI) secretary (event) Omar Rashid, who attended the closing function, said India is now a dominant force in world’s badminton.
\n“A lot of players are emerging from the country and they are playing very good”, he said, adding that Arunachal has huge potential for developing world-class players.
\nThe BAI official appreciated Chief Minister Pema Khandu and Sports & Youth Affairs Minister Dr Mohesh Chai for taking personal initiatives for overall development of sports in the state.
\nDr Mohesh Chai said the BAI official’s presence motivated the budding players in the field of sports and games, particularly badminton.
\nThe minister reiterated his commitment to promote sports across the state and produce the best of players by enabling them to compete in national and international events.
\nIn today’s world, sports have emerged as a multi-billion-dollar global industry, he said.
\n“Indian Super League, Premier Badminton League, IPL, Pro Kabaddi League, etc, have proved to be huge revenue generators of the governing bodies like BCCI, as well as players, with billions of money involved in broadcasting rights, merchandising, salaries, sponsorships and contracts, paving way for self-employment opportunities for the youths,” he said.
\nArunachal State Badminton Association (ASBA) president Ratu Techi announced that “the Arunachal Premier Badminton League will kick off next year.”
\nHe thanked the Lohit district administration, police, and heads of departments along with the public for extending supports in conducting the badminton tournament smoothly.
\nCongratulating the winners, ASBA Sports Authority of Arunachal Chairman Bamang Tago said the championship was organized outside the capital complex for the first time this year. He expressed hope that other district organizations affiliated to the ASBA would also contest to host this state-sponsored badminton event in the days to come.
\nThe tournament witnessed overwhelming response from the public in general, and lovers of badminton enjoyed the multiple actions of various top-seeded players of the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

‘Arunachal Premier Badminton League from next year’ TEZU, Aug 31: Laa Talar retained the men’s singles title in the Dorjee Khandu Memorial State Badminton Championship. Talar defeated his rival Akshay Raito in straight 21-13, 21-12 sets. With this win, he continues to remain atop the state rankings in the men’s singles badminton for the sixth […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":43239,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-43231","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-state-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43231"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43231\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}