The semifinalists pose with dignitaries and organising committee members.
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International shuttlers Shaurya Mishra, Rahul Kadapakula, Dylan P Thokchom and Ishita Negi were among those who secured bronze medals at the Yonex-Sunrise G H Raisoni Memorial All India Junior Ranking Badminton Tournament 2026 at the Manohar Parrikar Indoor Stadium, Navelim, after losing their respective semifinals.
In boys’ singles U-19, ninth seed Harshad Shadish of Karnataka beat Neeraj Nair P S of Tamil Nadu 15-13, 15-11, while Rutva Sajwan of Maharashtra defeated third seed Shaurya Mishra of Madhya Pradesh 15-8, 5-15, 15-7.
In girls’ singles, top seed Nakshatraa Jairaj of Tamil Nadu beat Rishika Nandi of Delhi 17-15, 16-14, while second seed Lakshya Rajesh of Karnataka defeated fourth seed Laksha D of Tamil Nadu 15-5, 15-9.
In boys’ doubles, Sainunmawia Sailo of Mizoram and Harishragavendiran Vaithianathan of Puducherry beat Rahul Kadapakula and Dylan P Thokchom 15-11, 13-15, 15-8. Sai Siddharth Rayaprolu of Telangana and Charan Ram Thippana of Andhra Pradesh defeated Malsawmhlua of Mizoram and second seed Shaurya Mishra 15-13, 15-13.
In girls’ doubles, Sharayu Ranjane and Soyara Shelar of Maharashtra beat Lakshmi Ridhima Devineni of Telangana and Anjana Manikandan of Tamil Nadu 15-10, 12-15, 15-10. Suhina Roy of Karnataka and second seed Krithya Siva Sankar of Tamil Nadu defeated Ananya Arun of Tamil Nadu and Deepika Devanaboina of Andhra Pradesh 15-13, 16-14.
In mixed doubles, Harishragavendiran Vaithianathan and Krithya Siva Sankar beat Ojas Joshi and Tanvi Gharpure of Maharashtra 15-9, 13-15, 15-6. Sainunmawia Sailo and second seed Ishita Negi defeated Sai Siddharth Rayaprolu and Ananya Arun 13-15, 15-12, 15-13.
