Jagsher Singh Khangurra assures India of medal at World Junior Championships

India’s Jagsher Singh Khangurra battled back from a game down to assure himself of a medal at the BWF World Junior Badminton Championships. He reached the boys’ singles semi-finals with a 6-15, 17-15, 15-12 victory over Chinese Taipei’s Yuan-Syue Jhuang in Cairo, Egypt, on Friday.The 14th seed, who hails from Nabha in Punjab, became only the ninth Indian boy to secure a podium finish at the junior Worlds.In the girls’ singles, Shaina Manimuthu suffered a 15-5, 15-8 defeat to China’s Yi Qing Yin in the quarter-finals.Treesa-Gayatri advanceIndia’s Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand advanced to the women’s doubles quarter-finals of the BWF Super 750 tournament. The unseeded Indian pair upset fifth seeds Rachel Allessya Rose and Febi Setianingrum of Indonesia 21-16, 21-17.India’s Kidambi Srikanth and Ashmita Chaliha exited the tournament. Srikanth lost to France’s Alex Lanier 21-11, 15-21, 15-21, while Ashmita succumbed to Japan’s third seed Akane Yamaguchi 18-21, 10-21 after a promising start.Stay updated with the latest Asian Games 2026 news, check the Asian Games medal tally and complete Asian Games schedule.Get the latest Sports News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.