The South Zone Inter University Badminton (Women) Tournament was inaugurated at Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) in Belagavi on Tuesday.
It is being organised in association with the Association of Indian Universities (AIU). Over 500 university badminton players from more than 95 universities are participating.
International badminton player G.M. Nischitha, who is an Ekalavya award winner, flagged off the tournament. She said that in the last decade, sports other than cricket have been getting considerable support in the country.