Shuttlers Purva Barve and Varun Kapur handed India double delight by winning their respective age group sections in the Li Ning-Israel Open 2017 badminton tournament held in Israel. A media release issued in Mumbai on Sunday said 16 year old Purva ranked No. 70 in the world, and fourth-seed in the Under-19 Women's Singles, proved to be a runaway winner against the world No. 61 and third-seeded Lela Minadze of Russia and signed off registering a 21-6, 21-4 scoreline in 18 minutes.Meanwhile Varun in the final, steamrolled England's Toby Dillingham 21-10, 21-2 to bag his second International title.
News On AIR | March 27, 2017 2:27 AM
Shuttlers Purva Barve, Varun Kapur bag international titles at Li Ning-Israel Open