India is assured of at least one gold medal in the Badminton Asia Under-17 and U-15 Championships, with Diksha Sudhakar and Lakshya Rajesh securing final spots in the girls' U-17 category. Shaina Manimuthu also reached the girls' U-15 final

Hyderabad: India were assured of a gold medal in the girls’ under-17 category of the Badminton Asia Under-17 and 15 Years Championships after sixth seed Diksha Sudhakar and eighth seed Lakshya Rajesh registered straight-game victories in their respective semifinals in Chengdu on Saturday.

With top seed Shaina Manimuthu also reaching the girls’ U-15 final, India will now have a chance to bring home two gold medals. The Indian contingent was already assured of five medals ahead of Saturday’s semifinal matches.

In the girls’ under-17 semifinal, Diksha

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