Lothian under-15 badminton players finished runners-up in the Yehlex Anglo Scottish team event, beating Yorkshire under-14s 19-5 and Northumberland 17-7 before losing to Yorkshire under-15s 4-20 at the Tyneside Badminton Centre.

Lothian were represented by Chloe Hu, Amy Hunter, Emily Jobson, Emma Joshua, Sophie Walker, Maggie Wang, Aryan Aniruddhan, Melrick D’Souza, Dylan Jia, Kavin Raman, Yingfan Wang and Anton Valanraj 

Lothian team official Douglas Walker said: “Our players all rose well to the occasion and many played above their previous levels.”

Lothian under 15 badminton squad finished runners-up on Tyneside.

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