Media Release

Mangalore, Jan 31: Cochin Port Trust won the overall championship in the 32nd All-India Major Ports Shuttle Badminton Tournament 2011-12 jointly hosted by New Mangalore Port Sports Council and Major Ports Sports Control Board held at NMPT from January 28 to 30.

Vishakapatnam Port has bagged the winner’s trophy. The details are as below:

Men Singles Winners:  Joy Antony of Cochin Port won against Benet Antony of Cochin Port by (2-0)
Men Singles Runners: Arvind of VPT won against Naveen of VPT by 2-0
Veterans Singles Winners: Ashok Poovaiah of NMPT won against Ravindra Chauhan of Kandla Port by (2-0).

Veterans Doubles: Ashok Poovaiah of NMPT & Vedaratnam of NMPT won against Bhoominathan and Muralidharan of Chennai Port Trust by 2-0

Beach Volley Ball:
Champion ship by Tuticorin Port against Cochin Port by 2-0

Prize distribution was made by Maheshwari Tamilvanan, president of NMP Mahila Samaj and Anusuya Murthy, vice-president of NMP Mahila Samaj.  The chief guest of the function was Dr P Tamilvanan, chairman NMPT and T S N Murthy, IRS, Dy chairman, NMPT presided over the function.