NEW DELHI: India is set to participate in the Badminton Asia (U-15/U-17) junior championships, which will take place in Chengdu, China, from August 20-25. The country will be represented by a 39-member squad, selected through rigorous trials conducted in Bengaluru.
The primary objective of this participation is to develop a robust pool of young talent in preparation for the upcoming World Junior Championship, which India is slated to host next year.
The U-17 category will be spearheaded by Gnana Dattu and Tanvi Reddy Andluri, who will lead the Indian contingent. In the U-15 category, Shyam Bindiganavile and Tanvi Patri have been chosen as the top singles players to represent the nation, PTI reported.
In the previous BAC championship, which took place in the identical location, India secured a total of three medals: one gold, one silver, and one bronze. Bornil Changmai standing atop the U-15 boy's singles podium.
Following a rigorous training camp at the National Centre of Excellence in Guwahati, where the athletes were closely supervised by both Indian and international coaches, the Indian team departed for Chengdu on Saturday.
Speaking about the team's chances, Badminton Association of India (BAI) secretary Sanjay Mishra said, "India is fielding one of the biggest squads for the Badminton Asia Championships and I am confident that we can win sizable medals.
"The players and the coaches have put in a lot of work in the camp and our players are now ready to make a mark in the competition."
Shaina Manimuthu is set to participate in two events at the upcoming tournament. She will showcase her skills in the girls U-17 singles category. Additionally, Manimuthu will team up with Aikya Shetty to compete in the girls doubles event.
India Squad: U-15Boys Singles: Shyam Bindiganavile, Shashank Vanamala, Prangan Choudhary, Pushkar Sai
Girls Singles: Tanvi Patri, Shaina Manimuthu, Gatha Suryawanshi, Hithaishree L Rajaiah
Boys Doubles: Rahul Kadapakula/Vedant Pahwa, Shashwat Chaudhary/Shaurya Chaudhary
Girls Doubles: Shaina Manimuthu/Aikya Shetty, Nidhi Atmaram/Selvasamruddhi Selvaprbhu
Mixed Doubles: Sahid Ibrahim Peer/Dheeshitha Singha Gopinath Singh, Kaveyugan KA/Anushka Jennifer AS
U-17:Boys Singles: Gnana Dattu TT, Prateek Koundilya, Dev Ruparelia, Abhinav Garg
Girls Singles: Tanvi Reddy Andluri, Adarshini Shri NB, Parul Choudhary, Durga Isha Kandrapu
Boys Doubles: Bjron Jaison/Aathish Sreenivas PV, Abhinav Kandari/Yogansh Singh
Girls Doubles: Annaya Bisht/Angel Punera, Diya Bheemaiah B/Baruni Parshwal
Mixed Doubles: Showrya Kiran J/Keerthy Manchala, Manish Reddy/Deepak Raj Aditi.
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