Marina Dolphins is champion
The Hindu
Special Correspondent
CHENNAI
Marina Dolphins overcame a fighting Namakkal Killadis 3-1 in the final of the Tamil Nadu Badminton Super League on Sunday.
The results (final): Marina Dolphins bt Namakkal Killadis 3-1
Men's singles: Vishal Vasudevan lost to Sathishkumar 10-15, 3-15; Doubles: Gobinath & Lokesh Viswanathan bt Naveen & Vishva 9-15, 15-7, 15-12; Mixed doubles: Mohamed & Ramya Tulasi bt Sasikumar & Thanushree Ramesh 15-7, 15-2; Junior boys singles: Irwin Walter bt Adhithya Narayen 15-9, 15-12).
Asian Games champion Avinash Sable opened his season in the 3000m steeple chase with a silver in the Portland Track Festival, a World Athletics Continental Tour bronze event, in Oregon on Saturday. He clocked 8:21.85s. Asian champion Parul Chaudhary took the bronze in the women’s 3000m steeple chase in a season-best 9:31.38s. Former Asian bronze medallist Sanjivani Jadhav struck gold in the women’s 10,000m in 32:22.77s, a time which was a second off her personal best, while Seema was sixth in 32:55.91s.