Jaipur: Rakshit Singh Mehra lived up to his immense potential by annexing twin titles in the Rajasthan State Sub-Junior (U-11 and U-13) Badminton Championship, which concluded at the Jivem Sports School in Jhunjhunu on Wednesday.The six-day annual tournament was organised by the Rajasthan Badminton Association to select the players for the upcoming Nationals.Ten-year-old Rakshit won the U-11 boys singles and U-13 boys doubles with his partner Lokesh Gurjar to stamp his authority in style.In the U-boys singles, top seed Rakshit outclassed ninth seed Bhoumik 21-4, 21-9 to retain his title.Later teaming up with Lokesh, Rakshit added the U-13 boys doubles title to his name to complete the double crown.Rakshit, who trains at the Spofit Subodh Badminton Academy under Tribhuwan Singh Bisht and Dharma Choudhary, did well in the U-13 boys singles where he lost to Madhav Sharma 9-21, 13-21 in the semifinals.It was the only loss for Rakshit in the tournament where he played 15 matches in three events.With this outstanding performance, Rakshit has qualified for the fourth U-11 Mini Nationals, scheduled to be held in Vadodara, Gujarat from December 8-11, and U-13 Nationals slated to be played in Gaya, Bihar from Dec 13-16.Rakshit gave credit for his success to coaches, parents, and his grandfather Anand Singh Mehra.Rajasthan State Sub-Jr Badminton Championship Results (Finals)U-11 boys singles: 1-Rakshit Singh Mehra bt 9-Bhoumik 21-4, 21-9U-11 boys doubles: 1-Bhoumik-Khush Agarwal bt 2-Mahiraj Singh Panwar-Reyaansh Bhardwaj 21-14, 21-14U-11 girls singles: 5-Pranjal Kumari Dhakar bt Sneha Negi 21-11, 21-11U-11 girls doubles: 3-Aarvi Saini-Rashi Singhal bt Sneha Negi-Vidhi Negi 17-21, 22-20, 21-16U-13 boys singles: Q-Madhav Sharma bt 3-Lokesh Gurjar 21-14, 21-15U-13 boys doubles: Lokesh Gurjar-Rakshit Singh Mehra bt 3-Madhav Sharma-Pranav Mulchandani 21-15, 21-12U-13 girls singles: 1-Padmja Singh bt 9-Riddhi Batra 21-17, 21-12U-13 girls doubles: 1-Kavya Choudhary-Kiara Goyal bt 3-Anvesha Lohar-Padmja Singh 16-21, 21-17, 21-13.
