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India off to winning start at BWF World Junior Mixed Team Championships

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India off to winning start at BWF World Junior Mixed Team Championships

The mixed doubles pair of Sathwik Reddy Kanapuram and Vaishnavi Khadkekar provided India a winning start on Monday when they outperformed Kaiyin Mataio and Tereapii Akavi with a resounding 21-6, 21-8 victory. Their exceptional coordination and strategic play gave opponents absolutely no chance throughout the match.

Ayush Shetty and Tara Shah further extended India’s lead with dominant showings in their respective singles matches. In the boys’ singles match, Ayush displayed his skills to register an impressive 21-6, 21-3 win over Daniel Akavi whereas Tara showcased her class and just took 14 minutes to beat Te Pa O Te Rangi Tupa 21-3, 21-6 in the girls singles match.

Later, the pair of Nicholas and Tushar defeated Emanuela Mataio and Kaiyin Mataio comfortably with a scoreline of 21-9, 21-5 in the boys’ doubles match. On the other hand, the girls’ doubles duo of Radhika Sharma and Tanvi Sharma demonstrated excellent teamwork to clinch a 21-4, 21-7 against Tereapii Akavi and Vaitea Crocombe-ama.

The Indian team have received a walkover against the Dominican Republic and will next face Brazil, later today, and Germany in their final Group D match on Wednesday.

BAI has sent a 16-member squad for the prestigious tournament which will conclude on October 8.

–Ajit Weekly News

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