Top Geelong Badminton Academy junior Sophie Ng has claimed her fifth gold medal in as many Junior Classics tournaments.
Sophie topped that achievement by being named to the Victorian Country team, along with five of her fellow academy teammates.
Sophie powered through the strong field at the Beyond Bank Geelong Junior Classic girls singles Year 9 and above category on Saturday July 27 at Badminton Geelong stadium.
Abilashini Palanisamy made it an all-Geelong affair as she came runner-up to her teammate.
Sophie then teamed up with Ashwin Bharathi to take out the Year 9 and above doubles.
A strong performance was also recorded by Ko Soung, who grabbed a silver medal in the boys singles Year 9 and above category.
Geelong Badminton Academy’s players in the Victorian Country team:
Under 19 Girls: Sophie Ng
Under 17 Boys: Ko Soung, Ashwin Bharati
Under 17 Girls: Abilashini Palanisamy, Samantha Suico
Under 13 Girls: Andrea Wong
Under 13 team coach: Naman Bhardwaj (Geelong Badminton Academy head coach)
The team will compete at the 2024 Junior Teams Championships on August 3 and 4 at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre.
