Tanvi becomes 1st Indian female in 17 yrs to secure World Junior medal in badminton
Tanvi Sharma beat Japan's Saki Matsumoto and became the first Indian female to secure a BWF World Junior Championships medal in 17 years on Friday. She beat Matsumoto 13-15 15-9 15-10 in a 47-minute quarterfinal clash to reach the girls' singles semifinals. The last Indian female player to win a world junior medal was Saina Nehwal in 2008.