Nikhita wins Under-11 Jr badminton trophy

Ongole: PVS Nikhita of Lord Krishna Shuttle Badminton Academy in Ongole won the Under-11 Junior Badminton Championship held at Kochi in Kerala, announced the academy founder chairman, Addanki Murali Krishna.

The Punjab National Bank, MetLife sponsored Junior Badminton Championship was held at the Riz Badminton Academy in Kochi, Kerala for three days up to Monday. In the finals, Nikhita from Ongole won over Igita from Tamil Nadu and became the champion of Under 11 category. 

Badminton Association of India former vice-president S Muralidhar presented the shield and cash prize of Rs 10,000 to Nikhita and appreciated her service.

Murali Krishna said that the coaching and techniques shared by the coach Aman, rigorous practice by the players helping the Lord Krishna Badminton Academy record continuous wins. 

He appreciated the coach and wished that the players would win more tournaments under the coaching of Aman in future also. 

The academy chairman, Siddha Sudhir Kumar, academy advisor M Sivaram, members Srinivasa Rao, Raghu, Srihari, Hafeez and others also appreciated Nikhita and Aman for winning the championship.