Jaipur: Promising city shuttler Satvik Agrawal bagged a historic silver medal at the 36th Sub-Junior National Badminton Championships 2024 which concluded in Jammu on Saturday.
Second seed Satvik went down fighting in the U-13 boys singles final and had to be satisfied with a runner-up spot in the season-ending Nationals, organized by the Badminton Association of India.
Unseeded Anikesh Dutta of Assam beat Satvik 21-17, 21-7 in the final that lasted for 36 minutes. Satvik, a Standard VIII student of Sand Dune Academy Muhana, fought hard in the first game but could not produce his best as the match progressed.
Interestingly, Satvik had defeated Anikesh 24-22, 21-19 in the final of the All-India U-13 tournament in Dibrugarh, Assam, exactly a month ago to become the first Rajasthan player to win the national-level crown.
“After playing two tough matches on Friday (quarterfinal and semis), Satvik was totally exhausted today. The semifinal was nearly a 40-minute battle, and it took a heavy toll on his body. He fought well initially but his body didn’t support him in the second game. But overall, it was a good performance. He was the first player from Rajasthan to reach the U-13 National Championship final,” said Satvik’s coach Braj Raj Singh Shekhawat while talking to TOI on Saturday.
Satvik, who trains at DMR Badminton Academy, ousted eleventh seed S Linesh Vaibav of Tamil Nadu 21-18, 22-20 in the semis, while in the quarters he got the better of seventh seed Krishav Puppala of Telangana 21-13, 21-19 in 35 minutes.
Another Jaipur shuttler Anvi Rathore was unlucky to lose in the U-13 girls singles semis. Fourth seed Anvi lost by a wafer-thin margin in three games. Tenth seed Bedagni Gogoi of Assam won 22-20, 10-21, 21-19 in a thrilling encounter.
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