Tereapii akavi

BWF World Junior Mixed Team:  Indian shuttlers produced a dominating 5-0 victory against Cook Islands in the mixed team event to kickstart the country’s campaign on winning note at the BWF World Junior Mixed Team Championships with a 5-0 win in Group D tie.

The mixed doubles pair of Sathwik Reddy Kanapuram and Vaishnavi Khadkekar provided India a winning start on Monday when they outperformed Kaiyin Mataio and Tereapii Akavi with a resounding 21-6, 21-8 victory. Their exceptional coordination and strategic play gave opponents absolutely no chance throughout the match.

Ayush Shetty and Tara Shah further extended India’s lead with dominant showings in their respective singles matches. In the boys' singles match, Ayush displayed his skills to register an impressive 21-6, 21-3 win over Daniel Akavi whereas Tara showcased her class and just took 14 minutes to beat Te Pa O Te Rangi Tupa 21-3, 21-6 in the girls singles match.