Guwahati, Oct 19 (PTI) A silver medal at the World Junior Championships on home soil brought immense joy for India's rising shuttler Tanvi Sharma, but she was quick to look beyond celebration, identifying endurance, net play, and mental resilience as key areas of improvements before her next big test.

The 16-year-old, who followed in the footsteps of former world No.1 Saina Nehwal and Aparna Popat to become only the third Indian female shuttler to reach the final of the tournament, lost 7-15 12-15 to the second-seeded Thai Anyapat Phichitpreechasak here on Sunday.

"I was very, very happy with the silver medal but a little disappointed that I didn't get the gold," Tanvi said.

"It means a lot to me because before this tournament, I didn't even expect a medal. I wasn't in good form, but as

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