Kuhoo wins Iceland International tourney, Bodhit bags silver

DEHRADUN: After bagging bronze in Swedish Open Badminton Championship last week, Uttarkahand shuttler

Kuhoo Garg

clinched the

Iceland

International Badminton Tournament title in the mixed doubles category on Sunday.

Despite losing the first set 16-21,

Kuhoo

Garg and

Rohan Kapoor

won the next two sets 21-19, 21-18 against Danish pair of Kristoffer Knudsen and Isabella Nielsen. Kuhoo and Rohan had lost to the pair in the Swedish Open Badminton.

Ashok Kumar, additional director general of police (law and order) and president of

Uttarakhand

Badminton Association, said, “It is a proud moment for the country. Kuhoo and her partner defeated European players in all five rounds in the tournament.”

Another shuttler from Uttarakhand, Bodhit Joshi ,bagged a silver medal in the singles men category in the same tournament. He lost the finals to England’s Sam Parsons in straight sets 21-14, 21-17.

“Bodhit also performed exceptionally well throughout the tournament,” said Ashok Kumar.