Overview

• Tanvi Sharma and Vennala Kalagotla each fell to Chinese opponents in their July 26 semifinals in Solo, securing bronze medals in the women’s singles event.
• It marks the first time India has claimed two women’s singles medals at a single Badminton Asia Junior Championships edition.
• Sharma, the junior world No.1, had advanced with straight-game wins throughout the tournament before losing 12-21, 14-21 to eighth seed Yin Yi Qing.
• Kalagotla, ranked No.103 in the junior world rankings and training at Hyderabad’s Gopichand Academy, saved three match points but was defeated 15-21, 18-21 by Liu Si Ya.
• Prior to 2025, India had returned with multiple medals at the Under-19 continental event only in 2011 and 2012.