Bornil earns U-15 gold; Tanvi settles for silver

Bornil Aakash Changmai

Bornil Aakash Changmai (below) on Sunday became only the second Indian shuttler to win a gold medal in the U-15 boys singles category at the Badminton Asia Junior (U17 and U15) Championships in Chengdu, after defeating China's Fan Hong Xuan 21-19, 21-13 in the title showdown. In the girls U-17 final, Tanvi Sharma went down fighting to Thailand's Yataweemin Ketklieng 17-21, 21-11, 19-21 in 37 minutes at the Chengdu Wenjiang Gymnasium.

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Despite the loss, Tanvi became only the second Indian girl to enter the U-17 final after Unnati Hooda, who played the final in Nonthaburi, Thailand, last year but ended up with a silver medal. Bornil, 13, who hails from Assam, became the second junior badminton player after Siril Verma in 2013 to bag the top podium finish.

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