India clinched an unprecedented three titles at the Uganda International Challenge 2025 Badminton with Manraj Singh (men’s singles), Ishaan Bhatnagar-Srinidhi Narayanan (mixed doubles) and Dingku Singh Konthoujam-Amaan Mohammad (men’s doubles) winning their respective events on Sunday.
World No. 106 Manraj Singh beat 130th-ranked Dicky Dwi Pangestu of Azerbaijan 21-10, 17-21, 21-18 at the Lugogo Indoor Arena in Kampala, in the men’s singles final.
The seventh-seeded Manraj took a little over an hour to beat the eighth-seeded opponent. He won the Iran Fajr International Challenge earlier this year.
In an all-India mixed-doubles final, Ishaan Bhatnagar-Srinidhi Narayanan emerged as the winners after Dhruv Rawat-Maneesha K retired due to injury in the second game. Ishaan-Srinidhi won the first game 21-18 and led 9-3 in the second.
Meanwhile, in the men’s doubles final, top seeds Dingku Singh Konthoujam and Amaan Mohammad overcame a first-game deficit to clinch a 4-21, 21-15, 21-17 in 42 minutes over their Indian compatriots, the fifth-seeded, Akshan Shetty and Sankar Prasad Udayakumar.
Uganda International Challenge 2025 Badminton Winners
- Men’s singles: Manraj Singh
- Men’s doubles: Dingku Singh Konthoujam-Amaan Mohammad
- Mixed doubles: Ishaan Bhatnagar-Srinidhi Narayanan
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