Sankar assured of medal at junior Worlds

Chennai shuttler S Sankar Muthusamy is the lone bright spot at the World Junior Badminton Championships. The former junior world No.1 assured himself of the bronze as he stormed into the semifinal with a hard fought victory against Hu Zhen An of China 21-18, 821, 21-16 in the quarterfinals in Santander, Spain.

- Manne.Ratnakar timesgroup.com

All other promising names like Unnati Hooda and Anupama Upadyaya lost in the earlier rounds. This would be India's 10th medal at the junior Worlds. Indian youngsters have already won one gold, three silver and five bronze in the championships.

Saina Nehwal, who won the title in 2008, was the only world junior champion from India. Lakshya Sen won the bronze in the 2018 edition.