India’s Shaina Manimuthu and Diksha Sudhakar reached the quarterfinals in the Under-15 girls’ singles at the Badminton Asia U15/U17 Championships in Chengdu. Other standout performances included Lakshya Rajesh, Aditi Deepak Raj/Ponnamma BV Vriddhi, and boys’ doubles pair Thippana/Veeramreddy.

Hyderabad: India’s girls continued to shine on the second day of the Badminton Asia Under-17 and Under-15 Championships, with top seed Shaina Manimuthu and sixth seed Diksha Sudhakar storming into the quarterfinals of the Under-15 girls’ singles after impressive victories in Chengdu on Friday.

Shaina maintained her fine form, ousting China’s Li Man Lin 21-17, 21-16 with commanding control from start to finish. In the Under-17 section, Diksha showed her composure as she outclassed Chinese Taipei’s P

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