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Bhubaneswar: Let’s SHUTTLE 2.0, the biggest ever corporate badminton championship, organised by Radio Choklate and Sambad Digital will kick off from December 9 in Bhubaneswar. The brochure of the two-day event, which will be held at Railway Indoor Stadium here, was launched at Sambad Bhawan on Tuesday.
While NALCO’s chief vigilance officer Somnath Hansda was the chief guest, Deputy Director General of Forests (Central) Artatran Mishra wished the championship success. Among others, Astha School of Management Associate Dean Jinashis Mohanty and senior officials of Sambad were present. Speaking at the event, Sambad editor Tanaya Patnaik said the tournament is part of the initiative “Punascha Pruthibi” to create environmental awareness
The tournament will have four categories in doubles – men’s, women’s, corporate/government staff and jumbled.
Those not allowed to participate will include players under 15 years of age, top 10 State-level players in women’s open doubles and those who have jobs under sports quota. In the government/corporate staff category, only those who have received an invitation will be allowed to play the tournament barring top 10 players at the State-level.
Players in Jumbled category will play in open doubles with age of both players being 80 and above. Along with trophies, cash prize of Rs 20,000 and Rs 15,000 have been kept for the winners and runners-up, respectively. Those qualifying till semi-finals will get a trophy along with cash prize of Rs 5,000. Participants will have to pay a fee of Rs 1,000.
While 178 players had participated in the first season of the tournament, this time over 300 people are expected to participate. For more information, those interested may log on to www.letsshuttle.com.
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