Manoj Dasot appointed as organising secretary for Rajasthan State Ranking Badminton tournament slated to be held in Jaipur from July 25
According to KK Sharma, secretary of Rajasthan Badminton Association, former national level badminton player and state awardee Manoj Dasot will be the organising secretary of this six-day long competition.
On the basis of performance in this tournament, Rajasthan team will be selected for the North Zone Championship to be held in Himachal.
The prize money for this competition is Rs 1 lakh. The qualifying round will be played from July 25 and the main round matches will be played from July 27.
The competition will be played in junior and senior categories for boys, girls, men and women and singles, doubles and mixed doubles events will be played in it.
The last date for submitting entries in the competition is July 22. Contestants will be able to submit their entries to the Rajasthan Badminton Association through the affiliated district association officials. Several national-level shuttlers are expected to participate in the competition.
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