Ayush Shetty, Tara Shah lead India’s charge on first day of BWF World Junior Championships

India to face Brazil next in the competition.

Indian shuttlers produced a dominating 5-0 victory against the Cook Islands in the mixed team event to kickstart the country’s campaign on a winning note at the BWF World Junior Championships in Spokane, USA.

The mixed doubles pair of Sathwik Reddy Kanapuram and Vaishnavi Khadkekar provided India a winning start to the match 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.