2nd Bank of Khyber Junior Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Badminton Championship begins.

PESHAWAR -- The 2nd edition of the Bank of Khyber Junior Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Badminton Championship got underway at Tariq Wadood Indoor Hall, Peshawar Sports Complex on Monday.

Head of HR the Bank of Khyber Muhammad Asif formally inaugurated the Championship in which a total of 150 players, both male and female, in U15, U17, U19 Boys singles and Girls Singles and Doubles (Open category) are taking part.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Badminton Association Secretary Muhammad Amjad Khan, Tournament Organizing Secretary Mian Sadaqat Shah, Directorate of Sports Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Female Badminton Coach Bushra, National Coaches Nadeem Khan, Hayat Ullah, Malik Faraz and other important personalities were also present.

The Championship would continue up till October 19. All the players participating in the Championship, were scrutinized in the first stage after which they were allowed to play in the Championship according to their specific age group categories including U15, U17 and U19 while the girls were competing in the open categories in both singles and doubles events.

Tanzeela Zaman and Uzair Khan, hailing from Charsadda and Peshawar, will be defending their titles who in the first edition recorded victories in the Girls open category and Boys singles. Earlier the first edition was successfully held at Abdul Wali Khan...