Anupama Upadhyay Became the Winner of National Badminton Championship 2023 | 03 Mar 2023

Why In News?

According to the information provided by the Haryana Information, Public Relations and Languages Department on March 2, 2023, Haryana's Anupama Upadhyay has become the winner in the Senior National Badminton Championship 2023 held in Pune recently.

Key points

• For the first time in the history of Haryana, the state's daughter has become the national championship winner in the women's singles in the senior category.
• Significantly, Anupama Upadhyay has won the women's singles title for the first time by defeating Chhattisgarh's Aakarshi Kashyap in the final match of Senior National Badminton Championship 2023. Anupama came from behind to beat Aakarshi 20-22, 21-17, 24-22 in a thrilling title match.
• Anupama secured the first rank based on her performance in the junior category. He is currently ranked third all-world in this category.
• Haryana Badminton Association President Devender Singh announced a cash reward of Rs 5 lakh for the winner Anupama Upadhyay.