The 39-member Indian contingent is participating in TOYOTA Gazoo Racing Badminton Asia U17 & U15 Junior Championships 2022, Thailand from 29th November 2022. Indian promising youngster Unnati Hooda is showcasing brilliancy who won all her matches without losing a game and stormed into the finals of U17 Girl's Singles.
History: In 2013, Men's doubles pairs of Arjun MR-Chirag Shetty and in 2015, Krishna Prasad Garaga-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy have won gold medals for India in the U-17 category Men's Doubles.
U-15 singles player Anish Thoppani and U-17 men's doubles pair of Arsh Mohammad and Sanskar Saraswat sailed into the Finals and keep the Gold medal dreams alive for India.
Photo Courtesy Badminton Association of Thailand
"It's a great achievement for a youngster. Unnati has proved her top-seeding with dominating displays throughout the tournament. I congratulate her on becoming the first Indian to enter the U-17 singles final at this prestigious tournament. And I also congratulate Anish, Arsh and Sanskar for entering the finals and also other Indians who secured bronze medals," said Sanjay Mishra.
Country wise number of players/pairs ensures medals are,
India 05
Indonesia 07
Japan 03
Taipei 09
Thailand 05
Malaysia 04
South Korea 05
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