Maharjan defeated Bijaya Tamang of Dhading, while Paudel beat Jyoti Lama of Kavre in the final. [break]
Similarly, Sajan Maharjan of Lalitpur, Bishal Raut of Kathmandu and Suman Lama of Lalitpur clinched gold in men´s 50 kg, 40 kg and 30 kg weight categories, respectively. Maharjan beat Arjun Lama of Humla, Raut defeated Akal Lama of Kavre and Lama downed Sujan Pakhrin.
Double delight for hosts
The hosts Vinayak English High School on Saturday won both the boys´ and girls´ titles in the Valleywide U-15 Badminton Tournament. In the girls´ final, Sindi Jamir defeated her schoolmate Sandhya Yadav 21-15, 21-13 in straight sets. Sushmita Gurung and Anita Shrestha of Advance School secured third and fourth positions, respectively. Likewise, Bikash Yadav defeated Sajan Bhandari 22-20, 21-16 to lift the boys´ title. Nepal Badminton Association President Prakash Bahadur Shahi gave away prizes to the winners.
Chitwan in final
Chitwan made it to the final of Madhyamanchal Regional Cricket Tournament being held at Lachamu Cricket Ground Mohattari. Chitwan defeated Parsa by 11 runs in the first semifinal of the event. Chitwan will take on the winner of second semifinal match to be held between Lalitpur and Mohattari on Sunday. Electing to bat first, Chitwan garnered 220 runs with one wicket to spare in the 40 over match and restricted Prasa for 209 runs in 39.2 overs. Vijay Thapa (109) and Dipesh Khatri (60) contributed for the winning side in their huge total. Vijay Gupta who claimed four wickets also topscored with 64 runs for Parsa. Ajay Lama and Khatri grabbed three wickets each of Parsa. The tournament is organized by District Sports Development Committee, Mahottari.
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