Sairaj Nayse helped Narayana Vidyalayam, Chinchbhavan, emerge champions in the DSO Inter-School Under-14 (NMC region) Badminton tournament, organised by the District Sports Office, at the Mankapur Indoor Stadium, here on Friday.
Narayana Vidyalayam defeated Bhavans Shrikrishna Nagar 2-1 in the final. Sairaj won both his singles and doubles matches to guide his team to triumph.
Earlier in the semis, Narayana prevailed over Sandipani School. Sairaj won all his matches and remained unbeaten in the tournament.
The Narayana Vidyalayam team was represented by Sairaj, Shreyas Kuthe and Devansh Hingnekar. Sports teacher Surjit Singh accompanied the team as a coach. With this win, Narayana Vidyalayam team has now qualified for the Divisional tournament slated to be held later this month.