Dhaka, Sept 24 (UNB) – Elina Sultana of Bangladesh Army earned double crown in the Summer Open (Ranking) Badminton Tournament by clinching both the women’s singles and doubles titles at the Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium here on Monday.
Elina clinched the women’s singles title beating Shapla Akhter of Kawashaki Bangladesh by 24-22 points in the first set as Shapla left the competition midway due to sickness.
In the women’s doubles, Elina partnering with her compatriot Nabila Zaman lifted the event’s title beating another Army pair Bristi Khatun and Rehena Khatun by 21-19 and 21-11 points.
Gourav Singh of Sylhet District clinched the men’s singles title defeating his district mate Mangal Singh by 21-17 and 21-6 points.
The men’s doubles crown also went to Sylhet District pair Parash and Sohel, who beat Kawser and Togor, also from Sylhet by 21-015, 21-13 points.
Secretary of National Sports Council M Masud Karim was the chief guest at the day’s closing ceremony.