Sanjay Jaimy and Adnan Ebrahim, both of Bahrain, scored a double each in the Bahrain Keraleeya Samajam-Lulu Exchange GCC Junior Badminton Tournament.
Sanjay won the boys under-17 singles and doubles (with Nadeem Nahaz of Bahrain) while Adnan claimed the corresponding boys under-19 crown (doubles with Abdulla Shaheer of the UAE).
Another star performer was Tanisha Crasto of the UAE who won all her matches in the under-15, under-17 and under-19 girls singles.
The youngest participant in the tournament was five-and-half-year-old Mohammed Nazmi from Saudi Arabia.
The tournament, which attracted more than 210 participants from GCC countries – 63 from Bahrain, 56 from Saudi Arabia, 35 from Kuwait, 29 from the UAE, 26 from Qatar and one from Oman – was held in association with Bahrain Badminton and Squash Federation.
Trophies were presented to the winners and runners-up while all participants received certificates.
The other sponsors of the event were Valueline, Eram Group, AMG, Optima Home Appliances, Al Rayan Hospital, Zarwan Fibre Glass, Union Plastic, Daily Sports, Elite Gate Aluminium, Jawahar Gulf Trading and Finsoft Software.
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