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Teen shuttler Naishaa Kaur Bhatoye nails it in France
Updated On: 29 April, 2023 09:09 AM IST | Mumbai | Sundari Iyer
Chembur-based girl wins France U-17 badminton Open on international debut in the category two days before her 15th birthday
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Naishaa Kaur Bhatoye at the Eiffel Tower in Paris on April 22; (right) Naishaa Kaur Bhatoye with the France U17 Open trophy she won at Aire sur la Lys, France
City shuttler Naishaa Kaur Bhatoye, who turned 15 on April 24, is elated to have won the France U-17 Open (April 20-22 in Aire sur la Lys, France). The teen shuttler couldn`t have asked for a better birthday gift. The win was extra special since it was her first international tournament in the U-17 category.
In the final, Naishaa beat fourth seed Leana Laurent 21-15, 21-18. En route, she beat top seed Maja Janko of Poland 21-11, 21-7 in the semi-finals, registered a 21-15, 21,7 win over Olga Szwarnowiecka (Poland) in the quarter-finals and beat Ireland`s Michelle Shochan 21-17, 21-12 in the Round of 16.
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