KATHMANDU, June 19: Nepal Badminton Association (NBA) has selected six players including three boys and three girls for the upcoming Badminton Asia Junior Championship to be held in Jakarta of Indonesia from July 22 to 30.
NBA has picked up Prafulla Maharjan, Jiwan Acharya and Prabin Limbu for boys' section while Rashila Maharjan, Jessica Gurung and Sunaina Mukhiya are selected for the girls' section. The players will compete in U-19 categories.
According to NBA, a total of 15 players including nine in boys section and six in girls section had taken part in the qualifiers that was held in round robin league format. Top three players in each section qualified for the championship, NBA informed.