The five day National Junior Boys and Girls Badminton Championship 2026, organized under the auspices of the Sports and Youth Affairs Department, in collaboration with the Pakistan Badminton Federation, Sindh Badminton Association and Sukkur division Badminton Association, concluded successfully at the Sindh Sports Club here on Thursday.
More than 200 players from across the country participated in the championship and showcased their talent in different age groups. Teams from Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit Baltistan, Islamabad, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan Army, WAPDA and Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) took part. Thrilling contests were held among players aged 12 to 21 years in various categories, in which players from Punjab, Pakistan Army and SNGPL remained prominent.
Deputy Commissioner Sukkur, Nadir Shehzad Khan, was the chief guest at the closing ceremony, who termed the successful holding of the championship an honour for Sukkur.
The ceremony was attended by Assistant Commissioner New Sukkur Bushra Mansoor, Town Chairman Chak Dr. Naveed Mahar, Municipal Commissioner Sukkur Municipal Corporation Khalid Hussain Jatoi, Chairman Jai Shah Town Azizullah Mughal, UC Chairmen Ehsan Lashari and Azhar Awan, Vice President of Chamber of Commerce Shahzad Shivani, and personalities from sports, media, political, social and business sectors.
In the finals, Punjab won five titles, while Pakistan Army and SNGPL secured four titles each. Islamabad won two titles and WAPDA one.
In the U-15 category, Islamabad’s Muhammad Rehan won the Boys Singles and Zulekha Fida won the Girls Singles. In U-17, WAPDA’s Abdul Haseeb clinched the Boys Singles title while Pakistan Army’s Sarwat Fatima won the Girls Singles.
In U-19, Punjab’s Muhammad Suleman won the Men’s Singles and Himna Irshad won the Women’s Singles. In U-21, SNGPL’s Muhammad Zaid won the Men’s Singles and Pakistan Army’s Ammara Ishtiaq won the Women’s Singles. Several prominent players also displayed excellent performance in both singles and doubles events.
In doubles, the U-19 Men’s Doubles title was won by SNGPL’s Muhammad Umar and Punjab’s Muhammad Suleman, while the U-19 Women’s Doubles title went to Pakistan Army’s Sarwat Fatima and Punjab’s Himna Irshad. In U-21 Men’s Doubles, SNGPL’s Muhammad Zaid and Najam-us-Saqib emerged victorious, while in U-21 Women’s Doubles, Pakistan Army’s Ammara Ishtiaq and Punjab’s Taiba Shafiq clinched the title.
A notable highlight of the championship was the outstanding performance of Islamabad players in the U-15 category, where both Boys and Girls Singles titles went to Islamabad. Players from WAPDA and Balochistan also displayed fine performance and reached the final stages in various events. On the occasion, the guests appreciated the efforts of President Sukkur Division Badminton Association Babar Ali Balo, District Sports Officer Ikhlaq Memon and President Sindh Badminton Association Farhan Lashari for the successful organization of the championship.
At the end of the ceremony, Deputy Commissioner Sukkur Nadir Shehzad Khan and others distributed trophies, certificates of appreciation and cash prizes among the winning players.