Ugandan Badminton Duo Secures Bronze at International Series

Uganda’s Meble Namakoye and Oliva Nakajja clinched bronze medals at the recent Uganda International Badminton Series. Despite missing several top players, the Ugandan pair made a strong showing in the tournament held at Lugogo Indoor Stadium from October 3rd to 6th.

In the semifinals, Namakoye and Nakajja fell to the Rawat sisters (Gayatri Rawat and Mansa Rawat), who ultimately secured the gold medal by defeating UAE’s Nidhi Desai and Sreeyutha Sreejith Parol in the final.

While Uganda had the most players at quarterfinals, many were eliminated at this stage. India, on the other hand, dominated the tournament, winning at least one medal in each category.

Tournament Results:

Women’s Doubles:

1. Gayatri Rawat + Mansa Rawat (India)
2. Nidhi Desai + Sreeyuktha Sreejith Parol (UAE)
3. Olivia Nakajja + Meble Namakoye (Uganda), and Aminath Nabeeha Abdul Razzaq + Fathimath Nabat (Maldives)

Mixed Doubles:

1. Ashraf Daniel Md Zakaria + Lim Xuan (Malaysia)
2. Andy Yew Tung Kok + Loh Zhi Wei (Malaysia)
3. Bokka Navaneeth + Ritika Thaker (India), and Mohit Jaglan + Lakshita Jaglan (India)

Men’s Singles:

1. B.M. Rahul Bharadwaj (India)
2. Manraj Singh (India)
3. Aditya Gupta (India), and Naren Shankar Iyer (India)

Men’s Doubles:

1. Nithin H.V. + Venkata Harsha Vardhan Ra Veeramr (India)
2. Abinash Mohanty + Ayush Pattanayak (India)
3. Agil Gabilov + Dicky Dwi Pangestu (Azerbaijan), and Vaibhav B.S + Kavin Thangam Kavin (India)

Women’s Singles:

1. Loh Zhi Wei (Malaysia)
2. Shreya Lele (India)
3. Farza Nazrin (India), and Era Maftuha (Azerbaijan)

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