Published: June 12, 2026 at 5:11 pm
All India Junior Ranking Medallist Tanvi Patri, Abhinav Garg will lead a strong Indian contingent for the Badminton Asia Junior (Under-19) championships to be held in Yatsushiro, Japan, from June 26-July 5, 2026.
The team championships will be conducted from June 26-30 with the individual championships scheduled thereafter.
Patri along with Garg were directly selected in the team after winning the All India Under-19 ranking tournament in Bengaluru last month along with the top doubles pairings in each categories.
Boys’ doubles combination of Punith S and Pavan S, Diya Bheemaiah B and Baruni Parshwal (girls doubles) and Punith S and Deepak Raj Aditi (mixed doubles) were the three direct selections in the paired events.
The rest of the squad was picked following a selection trial at the National Centre of Excellence in Guwahati as per the guidelines laid out by the Junior Selection Committee, BAI.
“Having won our first mixed team medal at the Junior World Championships last year, we are confident that this group of juniors will continue to build on that performance. All the players are in good form and we are expecting multiple medals from them,” said Badminton Association of India general secretary Sanjay Mishra.
In the 2025 edition, India had won two bronze medals in girls singles.
India squad:
Boys’ singles: Abhinav Garg, Dev Ruparelia, Jagsher Singh Khangurra, Dhyan Santosh
Girls’ singles: Tanvi Patri, Tanvi Reddy Andluri, Adarshini Shri N B, Shaina Manimuthu
Men’s doubles: Pavan S/Punith S, Amarjit Singh Khwairakpam/ Divyansh Agrawal
Women’s doubles: Diya Bheemaiah B/ Baruni Parshwal; Durga Esha Kandrapu/ Keerthy Manchala
Mixed doubles: Punit S/ Deepak Raj Aditi; Bjorn Jaison/ Dianka Waldia
