Indian shuttlers win men's singles, doubles gold in Lagos
Indian shuttler C Rahul Yadav and the men's doubles pair of Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy clinched the men's singles and men's doubles title respectively at Lagos International challenge in Nigeria. The 19-year-old Yadav defeated compatriot Karan Rajan Rajarajan 21-15, 21-13 in the men's singles final, while in the women's singles, India's Mugdha Agrey won the silver medal.
Indian shuttler C Rahul Yadav and men?s doubles pair of Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy clinched the men?s singles and men?s doubles title respectively at Lagos International challenge in Nigeria.Fourth-seeded Rahul surpassed compatriot Karan Rajan Rajarajan 21-15 21-13 in the summit clash to lay claim to the title at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall of the Teslim Balogun Stadium on Saturday.The 19-year-old, who had won the Mauritius Open last year, stunned top-seed and World No. 55 Misha Zilberman in the semifinals.READ?|?PV Sindhu appointed as Deputy Collector in Andhra Pradesh governmentA shuttler from Gopi Chand Academy, Rahul had recently won the bronze medal in the Russain Open Grand Prix.In the doubles summit clash, top-seeds Manu and Sumeeth, who played at the Rio Olympics, defeated local pair of Godwin Olofua and Anouluwapo Juwon Opeyori 21-13 21-15.In women?s singles, India?s Mugdho Agrey finished as runners-up after losing 12-21 14-21 to Sri Lanka?s Thilini Pramodika Hendahewa in the finals.