ITANAGAR, Jul 14: Senki Park Badminton Club (SPBC) on Saturday defeated hosts Capital Badminton Club (CBC) 3-1 to be crowned champions of the first edition of Capital Complex Inter-Club Badminton Championship.
The finals of the tournament which was played at the MLA cottage badminton stadium here saw SPBC win the women singles, women doubles and men’s doubles titles while the CBC could only register a win the men’s singles category. The contest was a best-of-five playoff.  
With the win, team SPBC walked home with a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh and the championship trophy while the runners up were awarded Rs 60,000.
Former home minister, Kumar Waii, who gave away the prizes to the participants, in his short address said that being a sportsperson himself, he will always keep supporting sportspersons and sports related events.
He also called upon the youngsters to take up one sport or the other to stay fit and healthy in life.
Earlier, Gem Tada, the general secretary of CBC in his welcome speech said that he along with the organizers of the tournament were quite impressed with the turnaround of participants in the competition.
“The main motive of organizing the tournament was to encourage more people, particularly youngsters to take up sports, especially badminton and provide them with a stage to showcase their talent. We expect to see more participants in the next edition,” Tada said.
Also thanking Waii, Deputy Speaker Tesam Pongte MLA Nampong Laisam Simai and other government officials who were present to witness the finals, Tada said their presence would indirectly motivate the players, especially the budding ones.
The two-day long competition was organized CBC under the aegis of Arunachal State Badminton Association. Newsdesk 

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