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SCoR players win gold at Senior National Ball Badminton Championships

Visakhapatnam, Oct 6 (UNI) Three players from South Coast Railway (SCoR) representing Indian Railways won the gold medal at the 72nd Senior National Ball Badminton Championships held recently at Srikalahasti (Tirupati District).
The gold medal-winning players — Ch Vengal Rao, D V Ganesh and P Karthik — displayed skill and stamina throughout the tournament to secure the top position for Indian Railways.
South Coast Railway General Manager Sandeep Mathur felicitated the players for their achievement at a ceremony attended by South Coast Railway Sports Association (SCoRSA) president Pudi Hari Prasad and general secretary Shahabaaz Hanoor.
Mathur congratulated the players and appreciated their dedication and performance, saying their victory had brought laurels to South Coast Railway and the Indian Railways sports fraternity.
SCoR administration and SCoRSA officials conveyed their best wishes to the players for their future sporting endeavours.
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