Badminton
BWF World Junior C'ships: Jagsher settles for bronze
Lose to Indonesia's Radithya Bayu Wardhana in the semifinal to win country's first boys’ singles medal at the Junior Worlds in 3 years.
Jagsher Singh Khangurra. (Photo credit: BAI)
Jagsher Singh Khangurra settled for a bronze medal in the ongoing BWF World Junior Badminton Championships 2026 in Cairo, Egypt on Friday. Khangurra lost to Indonesia's Radithya Bayu Wardhana in the boys singles' semifinal.
Khangurra fought back after losing the opening game to force a decider but Wardhana’s attacking prowess proved too good for the Indian as he went down 6-15, 15-13, 3-15 in 49 minutes.
In teh quarterfinal, he came from a game down to beat Yuan-Syue Jhuang of Chinese Taipei 6-15, 17-15, 15-12 in 48 minutes to confirm a medal.
Khangurra, who hails from Nabha town in Punjab, became 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.