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2018

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the Indian player won bronze in BWF World junior badminton championship at Markham, Canada?
A
Srikanth Kidambi
B
Lin Dan
C
Vitidsarn
D
Lakshya Sen
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Saina Nehwal remains India’s only junior world champion, having clinched the women’s singles crown back in 2008. This was also India’s first medal at the age-group meet after Lakshya Sen’s bronze in 2018.

Detailed explanation-2: -P.V. Sindhu became the first Indian to win Badminton World Championships gold by defeating Nozomi Okuhara.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chinese Taipei’s Kuo Kuan Lin bested India’s S Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian 21-14 22-20 in the men’s singles. In the women’s doubles, China’s Liu Sheng Shu and Wang Ting Ge took just 33 minutes to sweep past Indonesia’s Meilysa Trias Puspita Sari and Rachel Allessya Rose with a score of 21-14 21-16.

Detailed explanation-4: -India wins Thomas Cup The Indian team, comprising Kidambi Srikanth, H.S. Prannoy, Lakshya Sen (singles) and Sawtiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty in doubles, defeated five-time champion Malaysia and 2016 champion Denmark to win the prestigious title.

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