Ludhiana, July 5 -- City shuttler Lakshay Sharma clinched two gold medals at the All India Inter-Institutional Badminton Team and Individual Championship 2026, winning both the team and men's singles titles in the tournament held in Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

Representing the Airports Authority of India (AAI), the 20-year-old played a pivotal role in his team's title-winning campaign. AAI registered commanding 3-0 victories over the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) in the quarter-finals, India Post in the semi-finals and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in the final to lift the team championship.

Lakshay also emerged champion in the men's singles event after an impressive run through the knockout stage. He defeated Sidhartha Jhar...