Ludhiana, July 22 -- The Ludhiana district badminton tournament got off to an exciting start at Shastri Badminton Hall on Tuesday, with more than 500 players competing across various age groups. Organised by the Badminton Association of Ludhiana (BAL), the tournament was inaugurated by deputy commissioner and BAL president Himanshu Jain, who encouraged young players to pursue sports with dedication and discipline.

BAL chairman MS Grewal, vice-presidents Vipon Dawar and Neeraj Mahajan, general secretary Sulbha Jindal, technical secretary Charanjit Singh, joint secretaries Mangat Sharma and Puneetinder Singh Grewal, along with executive members Anand Tiwari, Arjun Chaudhary and Hemant, were present at the event.

The opening day's action w...