Badminton sensations of the Maldives, Hussain Zayan Zaki and Fathimath “Naba” Nabaaha have won silver in the Mixed Doubles event of the Botswana International Series Badminton Tournament.
Zayan and Naba’s pair competed in the final of the Mixed Doubles event against Era Maftuha and Agil Gabilov’s pair from Azerbaijan.
In the final, the Azerbaijani pair secured a straight-set victory over Zayan and Naba's pair.
The first set saw competitive play, with Zayan and Naba putting up a good fight. The Azerbaijani pair won the first set 23-21. They then won the second set 21-18.
The players from the Maldives' Revival Sports Club who competed in the Botswana tournament have won a total of five medals.
Naba bagged gold in the Women's Singles event of the tournament, with Zayan and Naba winning a silver medal in Mixed Doubles.
In addition to this, Zayan and Nibal Ahmed won bronze medals competing in the Men's Singles event.
