Golden Shuttle Juniors 2020

Golden Shuttle Academy organised the Golden Shuttle Cup on 05 January 2020 – an intra-academy tournament aimed at celebrating badminton and exposing our students to a competitive environment at an early stage in their sporting life – from playing in new venues against unknown faces, being decisive and independent when faced with pressure of performing, the joys of winning and the attitude to never give up when faced with defeat. The event was inaugurated by Rev. Fr. Richard Aloysius Coelho (Director, Father Muller Medical College), Fr. Ajith Menezes (Administrator, Father Muller Medical College), Mr Felix Albuquerque (Albuquerque Enterprises, Mangalore), Mr Gaurav Hegde (Trustee, Golden Sports Foundation) & Mr Jnanesh Salian (Golden Shuttle Academy, Mangalore). The event was inaugurated with our guests exhibiting a couple of fine rallies followed by Fr. Ajith Menezes providing the students with motivation and key insights into the infrastructure.

The tournament commenced with the students participating in the badminton events; students were grouped into relevant age categories (Under 9, Under 11, Under 13, Under 15 & Under 17) and fixtures were drawn for each category. Majority of the participants experienced a tournament for the first time; a mixture of expressions varying from a tad bit nervousness to super excitement was observable on each one of them. Alongside badminton, students were engaged in fitness games to achieve the title of ‘The Fastest Kid’ – an event wherein students competed to cover a fixed distance in the fastest possible duration by them. Even though our primary intention of the tournament was for the students to experience a tournament-like environment, we also believe our students must love the sport and enjoy playing it. Hence, the participants were encouraged to take part in badminton based fun games which also helps in improving certain vital parameters such as response time & reflexes. Along with providing a competitive platform for our students, the event also aimed at improving social interactions among the students. To keep them going, a round of fresh & healthy refreshments consisting of a corn & cheese sandwich, a green smoothie and brownies were provided to all the participants. The tournament witnessed some surprising and good performances leading to the final winners and runners up in each of the age categories.

Every participant’s effort was recognised and they were provided with participation certificates. The runners up and winners were awarded medals and certificates during a final valedictory ceremony. The ceremony witnessed the presence of Mr. Ajith Kamath (President, Kanara Small Scale Industries Association), Mr. C.S Bhandary (President, Mangala Badminton Association, Mangalore), Mr. Santhosh Shetty(Ex-President, Mangala Badminton Association, Mangalore) and Mr. Shiv Prasad (Surabhi Associates, Mangalore). The event concluded with a photo session of all the participants along with our guests and the organising team.

Father Muller provided us with a platform to make this event a success and their infrastructure has allowed us to reach out to more students and provide them with badminton training. We are grateful to Rev. Father Richard Coelho and Fr. Ajith Menezes for their constant support and motivation to Golden Shuttle Academy.

Details of the achievers in the Golden Shuttle Juniors 2020 is given.

Winners of Badminton
U11 Boys
Winner: Maanush
Runner Up: Vihaan V Shetty
U11 Girls
Winner: Twisha
Runner Up: Sunidhi

U13 Boys
Winner: Gagandeep
Runner Up: Samprith
U13 Girls
Winner: Sakshi Purushottam
Runner Up: Sanvi Kotian

U15 Boys
Winner: Ajay D Kamath
Runner Up: Vedh Prakash
U15 Girls
Winner: Apeksha
Runner Up: Diya

U17 Boys
Winner: Chirag Shriyan
Runner Up: Chirag Rai
U17 Girls
Winner: Parvathi
Runner Up: Rishika

Winners of ‘The Fastest Kid’ title

U11 Boys

Winner: Tarun

Runner Up: Manjesh Suvarna

U11 Girls

Winner: Twisha

Runner Up: Sanvi N

U13 Boys

Winner: Immanuel

Runner Up: Thanav S Gowda

U13 Girls

Winner: Fathima Zarah

Runner Up: Sakshi Purushottam

U15 Boys

Winner: Naman P

Runner Up: Ajay D Kamath

U15 Girls

Winner: Saanika

Runner Up: Shristi Rai

U17 Girls:

Winner: Kshama

Runner Up: Shivani Bhat