The 3rd and the final day of Smt Hemlata Pathak memorial open Lucknow District Badminton Tournament -2021 came to its conclusion with terrific high energy performances by the players. Mr. Dharmendra Kumar singh SDM. Lucknow Development Authority graced the event as the chief guest along with Mr. Ram Kumar, Former badminton player and sr. Journalist as guest of honour.
Welcoming the guests for the tournament were Excellia School Chairman Mr D S Pathak , Vice chairperson Mrs .Manju Pathak , Director Mr. Asheesh Pathak , Principal Mrs. Sonia Vardhan, Mr. Gaurav Khanna, General Manager Mr Shekhar Varshney , Advisor Mr. Praveen Pandey along with school staff.
Arjuna Awardees and world Paralympic champion Ms. Parul Parmar, Laxman Awardee Mr. Abu Hubeida and Mr. Prem Ale also graced the event as special guests. The hosts felicitated the guests with memento and bouquets to honour their coming and gracing the event. The tournament which was organised at Gaurav Khanna Excellia Badminton Academy saw throng of players who were to be felicitated under various categories in which Pawani Kalra and Naman Ladkani bagged men’s and women’s singles title respectively. Pawani clinched the title,beating Sonia rajpoot 15-5,15-6 while Naman beat Shrestha Verma 15-4,12-15,15-12. It was a triple delight for Pawni as she went on to win U-17 mixed doubles and U-19 singles titles. In the women’s doubles final, Abhipsa Mishra and Venya Singh defeated Aarti Singh and Nikita 9-15,15-14,15-10 for the title.
