BWF World Junior C'ships: Jagsher Singh Khangurra assured a medal in boys' singles
Khangurra defeated Jhuang of Chinese Taipei to become the ninth boys singles player from India to finish on the podium.
Jagsher Singh Khangurra assured himself of a boys' singles medal at the 2026 BWF World Junior Badminton Championships. (Photo Credits: BAI)
Jagsher Singh Khangurra assured himself of a boys' singles medal at the 2026 BWF World Junior Badminton Championships in Cairo, Egypt, on Friday.
He came from a game down to beat Yuan-Syue Jhuang of Chinese Taipei 6-15, 17-15, 15-12 in 48 minutes in his quarterfinal matchup to confirm a medal.
Khangurra, who hails from Nabha town in Punjab, defeated Jhuang to become the ninth boys singles player from India to finish on the podium at this event.
India has so far won one gold, five silver and six bronze in the history of BWF World Junior Championships, with Saina Nehwal being the only gold medalist in 2008.
14th-seeded Khangurra will now hope to go the distance as he faces 31st seed Radithya Bayu Wardhana of Indonesia in the semifinals on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Shaina Manimuthu also had a chance of assuring India a medal in the girls' singles category, but the Asian U-17 silver medallist went down 15-5, 15-8 against China’s Yi Qing Yin in the quarterfinals.
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