Overview

• Tanvi Sharma and Vennala Kalagotla each earned bronze after losing their July 26 semifinals to China’s Yin Yi Qing (13-21, 14-21) and Liu Si Ya (15-21, 18-21).
• These medals mark the first time India has placed two women’s singles players on the podium in the same edition of the Badminton Asia Junior Championships.
• Junior world No.1 Sharma reached the last four without dropping a game, extending her straight-games streak through the quarterfinals.
• Seventeen-year-old Kalagotla, ranked No. 103, powered past Thailand’s Janyaporn Meepanthong in a 21-18, 17-21, 21-17 quarterfinal to book her semifinal spot.
• The double podium highlights the Gopichand Academy’s impact on India’s junior development and raises expectations for future senior-level success.