Siddhartha Academy badminton team to compete in south zone inter-university tournament

Five students from Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education (Deemed to be University), Vijayawada, will represent the institution in the South Zone Inter-University Shuttle Badminton (Women) Tournament, scheduled to be held at KLE Technological University in Hubballi, Karnataka, from October 18 to 21, 2026.

The selected students are Mohammad Afsana, a third-year B.Tech student in CSE (AIDS), Puppala Yasasri, a first-year B.Tech student in ECE, Hasini Kotipalli, a second-year B.Tech student in IT, Yarlagadda Hansika Sri, a second-year B.Tech student in IT and CH. Kaavya, a second-year B.Tech student in CSE.

The university extended its best wishes to the players ahead of the tournament. University president M. Rajayya, secretary P. Lakshmana Rao, treasurer S. Venkateswara Rao, Pro-Vice-Chancellor A. V. Ratna Prasad, Dean of Infrastructure B. V. Panduranga Rao, Registrar M. Ravichand, Physical Directors P. Raghu and Lakshmi Sowjanya conveyed their encouragement and support to the team.