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04 Dec 2022, 19:25 GMT+10
Nonthaburi [Thailand], December 4 (ANI): Indian shuttler Unnati Hooda became the first-ever Indian under-17 shuttler to clinch a medal at the Asian Junior Badminton Championships on Sunday.
She lost to Sarunrak Vitidsarn of Thailand in the gold medal match in the women's singles category.
"First-ever U-17 singles shuttler to play final at AsianJuniorChampionships finishes with silver. Well done champ, proud of you! @himantabiswa| @sanjay091968| @lakhaniarun1 IndiaontheRise Badminton," tweeted the Badminton Association of India (BAI).
In the men's doubles category, the in-form duo of Arsh and Sanskar also got a silver medal.
They went down to their Chinese Taipei opponent, Lai Po Yu and Yi-Hao Lin, in the final.
"ARSH/SANSKAR GET ! Brilliant show boys, proud of you, way to go! @himantabiswa| @sanjay091968| @lakhaniarun1 AsianJuniorChampionships IndiaontheRise Badminton," tweeted BAI Media.
Indian shuttler Anish clinched a silver medal in the under-15 category in the ongoing Badminton Asia U-17U-15 Junior Championships 2022 in Nonthaburi, Thailand on Sunday.
The shuttler went down to Chinese Taipei's Chung-Hsiang Yih in final of men's singles final on Sunday. Yih won by margin of 8-21, 24-22, 19-21.
"FOR ANISH! A magnificent display of by our young champ, proud of you. @himantabiswa| @sanjay091968| @lakhaniarun1 AsianJuniorChampionships IndiaontheRise Badminton," tweeted the Badminton Association of India (BAI). (ANI)Get a daily dose of Peking Press news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
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