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Seneca Sting men's doubles national badminton
championship

ON
CAMPUS

Saatvik Mahajan and
Faizan Shaikh went
for the gold and brought
it back to Seneca

PHOTO: MARTIN BAZYL

Faizan Shaikh celebrates a winning
moment during the 2020 Canadian
Collegiate Athletic Association's
Badminton National Championship.
Photo: Martin Bazyl

FROM MARCH 4 TO 7, two pairs of players from
New leadership
Seneca battled it out in the 2020 Canadian
Recently, Sports & Recreation took on new
Collegiate Athletic Association's Badleadership following the retirement of Direcminton National Championships hosted
tor Linda Stapleton. Gillian McCullough took
in Mississauga.
over the post in September 2019 after having
In men's doubles, teammates Saatvik
served more than 20 years at York University
Mahajan and Faizan Shaikh secured gold
- 10 of which were in the athletic department.
medals, winning in three sets against
" I am honoured to build on the successful
competitors from the University of King's
programs, culture and student supports that
College. With this win, Mr. Mahajan and
Linda established, and I look forward to
Mr. Shaikh captured Seneca's 16th national
challenging our athletes, students and staff
championship and the first national
to reach new levels of excellence, " Ms.
medal for our badminton team since 2017.
McCullough says. " Sports and recreation are
In mixed doubles, teammates Poy Lo
essential for the Seneca community because
and Christine Nguyen settled for silver after they provide an opportunity for physical
a heart-breaking third set against compeactivity and engagement that enhances the
titors from the Northern Alberta Institute
student experience and allows for personal
of Technology.
growth and leadership. "

A WINNER'S WORDS
" Throughout the start of the season, starting
from the Humber Cup, we were practising hard
so that we could try to win the championship
for Seneca. Throughout the season, my partner
and I didn't lose a single match and that's
what gave us more confidence to perform well.
We hadn't thought a lot before the National
Championship; our main focus was one match
at a time and to perform better in every match.
The understanding between my partner and
I was pretty good and that's one of the
important things one needs when you play
men's doubles. We spent hours in the gym and
at practice sessions so that we could become
'National Champions' and, trust me, we have
no words to explain that feeling when we won
the National Championship. "
Faizan Shaikh
Seneca Sting, Men's Doubles Badminton

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