Surat

B Sai Praneeth finally came out from his form slump and managed to clinch the men's singles title at the National Games 2022 on Thursday.

Ace shuttler Akarshi Kashyap continued her rich vein of form to win the women's singles title.

Praneeth of Telangana defeated Mithun Manjunath of Karnataka 21-11, 12-21, 21-16 in 63 minutes, while Aakarshi Kashyap of Chhattisgarh defeated Malvika Bansod of Maharashtra 21-8, 22-20 in 45 minutes.

The Karnataka team of Ashwini Ponnappa and K Sai Prateek won the mixed doubles title.