Shaina Manimuthu (U15) and Diksha Sudhakar (U17) clinched gold medals in their respective age categories as India registered their best-ever performance in the Badminton Asia U17 & U15 Championships 2025 on Sunday.
With top seed Shaina Manimuthu also reaching the girls U-15 final, India will have a chance to bring home two gold medals. The Indian contingent was already assured of five medals ahead of Saturday's semifinal matches, as per a press release from the Boxing Association of India (BFI).
India reaffirmed its supremacy in global para-badminton with a stellar performance at the Yonex Australian Para Badminton International 2025, led by superstars Pramod Bhagat and Sukant Kadam. Bhagat bagged two gold medals, while Kadam impressed with one gold and one silver, as India swept mu
India's girls continued to shine on Day 2 of the Badminton Asia U-17 and U-15 Championships, with top seed Shaina Manimuthu and sixth seed Diksha Sudhakar storming into the quarterfinals of the girls' singles after impressive victories in Chengdu.
India's campaign at the French Open concluded in the second round, with Unnati Hooda and the doubles teams of Rohan Kapoor-Ruthvika Gadde and Kavipriya Selvam-Simran Singhi crashing out with bitter defeats.
In the U-17 girls' singles, Lakshya Rajesh and Diksha Sudhakar turned in solid displays to storm into the pre-quarters. Lakshya eased past Chinese Taipei's Kuan Yi Lin 21-17, 21-11, while Diksha produced a strong comeback to beat China's Luo Ya Ru 17-21, 21-16, 21-11. Among the boys, Jagsher
As per Olympics.com, they faced a loss to the unseeded Indonesian pair of pair of Rahmat Hidayat and Muhammad Rian Ardianto, going down to them within just 42 minutes by 21-18, 22-20 in a match that was close, but yet so one-sided, as evident by a two-game finish.
Indian shuttlers made a strong start to their campaign at the Badminton Asia U-17 & U-15 Championships 2025, with several players notching key opening-day victories, including notable wins against Chinese opponents, according to a press release from BAI Media.
India's Lakshya Sen suffered an early exit from the French Open 2025 badminton tournament after losing in straight games to Ireland's Nhat Nguyen in the opening round of the men's singles on Tuesday, as per Olympics.com.
India's para badminton stars Pramod Bhagat and Sukant Kadam are set to showcase their talent at the YONEX Australian Para Badminton International 2025. The tournament will feature top players from across the region, with both athletes competing in Men's Singles and Men's Doubles events.
In the final, Tanvi went down 7-15, 12-15 against Anyapat as India's campaign on home turf ended with an individual silver and a team bronze. Tanvi is the fifth Indian to bag a silver medal in the competition after Aparna Popat (1996), Saina Nehwal (2006), Siril Verma (2015) and Sankar Muthu
Tanvi Sharma came up with a near-perfect performance against China's Liu Si Ya to reach the finals of the BWF World Junior Championships 2025 at the National Centre of Excellence here on Saturday.