Saina, Chetan clinch national badminton titles

PATNA: Saina Nehwal and third seed Chetan Anand won the women's and men's titles respectively at the 71st Senior National Badminton Championship on Sunday.

Saina, who had to content with second position in women's singles for the past two years, defeated Aditi Mutatkar 21-19 and 21-16.

Chetan lifted the trophy trouncing Air India's Anand Pawar 21-18, 21-17.

In the men's doubles, holders Rupesh Kumar and Sanavae Thomas emerged victors in the finals for the second time in a row trouncing V Diju and J B S Vidyadhar 21-9 and 21-19.

Jwala Gutta and Shruti Kurean maintained their supremacy in the women's doubles bagging the title five times in a row outclassing B R Meenakshi and Aparna Balan 21-17 and 21-11.