CITY’S doubles specialist pair of Ritika Thaker and Simran Singhi collected their second silver medal at the National Games, under way in Goa. Having stunned the second seed on their way to the summit clash, Ritika and Simran gave their best against the top seeds Shikha Gautam and Ashwini Bhat but went down 21-11, 21-18 in straight games. The pair had to be satisfied with a silver once again inside a week.

 

Ritika and Simran had also finished second best in the women’s team event where Maharashtra lost to Assam in the final. Nagpur’s international player Kiran Makode was coach of Maharashtra team while Nagpur District Badminton Association Secretary Mangesh Kashikar was the manager.