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Senior National Badminton Championships: Young rising women’s singles shuttler Anmol Kharb put up an outstanding performance to win the national title as she defeated Punjab’s Tanvi Sharma, with a stunning 15-21, 21-17, 16-8 win in the women’s singles final at the 85th Senior National Badminton Championships 2023, here on Sunday.

The tournament, organised by the Badminton Association of India (BAI), was held in Assam after four years.

In women’s singles title clash, which lasted almost an hour, Tanvi was a game ahead against Haryana shuttler after the first game. Though, that didn’t faze India No. 1 in U-19 and U-17 BAI rankings, Anmol’s confidence as she used angles on court very well, along with her excellent court coverage to make her mark in next two games. Already trailing 8-16 in decider, Tanvi complained about injury to the match officials as Anmol was eventually declared the winner.