गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Sports ∕ Prince climbs to third place in junior badminton world ranking Sports Prince climbs to third place in junior badminton world ranking KathmanduPati January 16, 2021 KATHMANDU – Nepal’s young shuttler Prince Dahal has taken a big leap in the junior badminton world ranking. Dahal has climbed to the third place in the ranking published on Friday by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). He was in the seventh place in the previous ranking. Danish Mads Juel Moller and India’s Varun Kapur are ahead of Prince in the current ranking. Moller is in the first place and Kapur in the second spot ahead of Dahal. Before this, Moller was in the fifth position while Kapur was in the fourth spot. This is the biggest success achieved so far by Dahal. He said it was a big achievement for him personally as well as for the country. Dahal is currently in Golbazar of Siraha district in connection with competing in the Pushpalal Memorial ranking Badminton Championship. He has entered the semi-final by defeating Nabin Shrestha in the quarter-final match played on Friday. Badminton coach Jayanta Shrestha said the success achieved by Dahal is the biggest success in Nepal’s badminton history so far. The 17-year-old shuttler, who is from Khalanga of Darchula district in the Sudurpaschim province, is not affiliated to any departmental club so far. He has been playing from the Sudurpaschim province. He is currently studying in Grade 10 at the Danfe English Boarding School at Jawalakhel in Lalitpur. BWF has been determining the international ranking of badminton players towards senior and junior categories. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepali National Cricket Squad announced for Men’s Asian Games Qualifier… ICC Women’s T20 Challenge: Nepal loses to Vanuatu Nepal defeats UAE by 8 wickets, series tied at 1-1 Nepali Congress provides financial assistance for Samba’s treatment NPL Cricket 2025: Two matches today NPL 2025: Biratnagar Kings and Chitwan Rhinos competing today Top Headlines Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 We will return the savings of cooperative victims within 100 days : Rabi Lamichhane4 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested5 Two Offices Under Ministry of Communication to Be Abolished6 Court Orders Release of UML Rekha Sharma7 Nepali Congress provides financial assistance for Samba’s treatment8 TRENDING We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around Prime Minister’s Dashain greeting card using old map without Limpiyadhura sparks outrage in social media Indian Army Chief General Naravane to visit Nepal in November Mohammed Zahidur Rahman: Countries need to have strong policies to sustain development CDO Bhatta: Lockdown in Kathmandu Valley should be extended until Dashain Prince climbs to third place in junior badminton world ranking Longer conflict along China borders cannot be discounted, warns Indian Chief of Defence Staff Rawat
