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New Delhi, 7 Oct: Continuing his impressive run, talented shuttler Ayush Shetty on Saturday assured India of a medal at the World Junior Championships after sailing into the men’s singles semifinals in Spokane, USA.<\/p>\n
Ayush defeated Japan’s Yudai Okimoto 21-16 21-17 in the quarterfinals on the fifth day of the prestigious event.<\/p>\n
Ayush, the number one ranked Indian boys’ singles player, faced tough challe-nge from his opponent in the early stages. However, he recovered to make it 16-15 and then won a flurry of points to seal the opening game.<\/p>\n
In the second game, Ayush quickly established a 4-0 lead and maintained his momentum. Although Yudai attempted a comeback at 18-12, Ayush held his composure and sealed the tie in 45 minutes.<\/p>\n
Ayush will face fourth seed Alwi Farhan of Indonesia in the semifinals.<\/p>\n
In girls’ singles, Tara Shah went down fighting 17-21 6-21 to eighth seed Xu Wen Jing of China in her quarterfinal match.<\/p>\n
Before this edition, India had won one gold, 4 silver and five bronze medals at this prestigious event.<\/p>\n
India’s S Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian had won the silver medal in the boys’ singles category in the last edition of World Junior Championships held in Spain in 2022. (PTI)<\/p>\n
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