MUMBAI, April 12: Arjun Singh and Aditya Singh won India’s first gold medal by defeating top seeds Ryder Brown and Soli Messiri at the US Open Pickleball Championship in Naples, Florida.
Arjun and Aditya recorded an 11-1, 11-5 win against the USA pair in the U-18 boys’ doubles category, while Naga Moksha claimed the bronze medal in the women’s singles category.
Following the affiliation of the Indian Pickleball Association by the sports ministry, this is the first time an Indian team is competing in the tournament, which is in its 10th edition.Three Indian U-18 boys’ doubles teams competed in the event, with the other two pairs being Jeet Sood and Yuvraj Singh, and Panth Thakkar and Atharva Seth.While Thakkar-Seth had lost to Arjun-Aditya, Jeet-Yuvraj’s campaign had ended in the round of 32. (PTI)
