Kavya fights to win TT gold

Kavya overcame Delhi’s Lakshita Narang 3-2 in a pulsating final. She took the first two games 11-9, 11-7 and seemed on course for an easy win. But Lakshita fought back to take the next two 9-11, 8-11 and take it to the decider. Kavya, however, held her nerve and took the final game 11-7 to pocket the gold. 

Tamil Nadu’s Kowshika V (Under-19 Girls) and Piyush Sagar (Under-19 Boys) also won their third-place playoffs to win a bronze medal each. 

Tamil Nadu results: U-14 Girls (Singles, Finals): Kavya Sree B (TN) beat Lakshita Narang (DLI) 3-2: (11-9, 11-7, 9-11, 8-11, 11-7); U-19 Girls (Third Place): Kowshika V (TN) beat Srishti Gupta (Del) 3-1: (12-10, 11-3, 4-11, 12-10); U-19 Boys (Third Place): Piyush Sagar (TN) beat Raegan Reule Albuquerque (MHR) 3-2: (11-9, 11-6, 9-11, 5-11, 15-13) 

Other Results (All Finals): U-14 Girls (Finals): Kavya Sree B (TN) beat Lakshita Narang (DLI) 3-2: (11-9, 11-7, 9-11, 8-11, 11-7); Under-14 Boys (Finals): Payas Jain (DLI) beat Aadarsh Om Chhetri (DLI) 3-0: (11-5, 117, 11-6); U-17 Girls (Final): Trisha Gogoi (ASM) beat Vanshika Bhargawa (DLI) 3-1: (8-11, 11-6, 11-6, 15-13); Under-17 Boys (Final): Manush Shah (GUJ) beat Aakash Pal (WB) 3-0: (13-11, 11-7, 11-5); U-19 Girls: Shreya S Deshpande (Mah) beat Shrushti S Haleangadi 3-2: (11-9, 8-11, 11-7, 11-13, 114); U-19 Boys: Kaushal Bhatt (GUJ) beat Mohammad Ali (TG) 3-1 (9-11, 11-9, 14-12, 11-6)