BAI announces Rs 5L cash rewards for Sankar and doubles pair Satwik-Chirag

World Junior Championships silver medallist Sankar Muthusamy. Pic/Badminton Association of India

Badminton Association of India (BAI) on Monday announced a cash reward of Rs 5 lakh each for Sankar Muthusamy and the men's doubles pair of Satwik Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty for their commendable performances at the World Junior Championships and French Open respectively.

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Former junior World number 1, Sankar on Sunday became only the second Indian male shuttler to claim a silver medal at the World Junior Championships after going down in the summit clash against Chinese Taipei's Kuo kuan Lin 14-21, 20-22 in Spain.

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