A total of 320 players are participating in the three-day Commissioner’s cup and the annual district championships of the Visakhapatnam District Badminton Association, which was inaugurated by Municipal Commissioner M.V. Satyanarayana at Swarna Bharati indoor stadium here on Tuesday.
District boys and girls teams to participate in various State championships in the age groups of under-10,13,15,17 and 19 years will be selected during the meet, according VDBA secretary R. Srinivasa. VDBA advisor T.S.R. Prasad presided.
AP Badminton Association joint secretary Ch. Srinivas, VDBA vice-president K. Panduranga Rao, treasurer V. Sudhakar and chief referee B. Venkateswara Rao were present. Kaarthikeyani and Janavi in girls section and K. Sai Pawan and Abhiram in boys section entered semi-finals in the under-10 years age category.