Jagsher Singh Khangurra Wins Bronze at the BWF World Junior Championships in Cairo, India’s First Boys’ Singles Medal in Three Years

Jagsher Singh Khangurra won bronze in boys’ singles at the BWF World Junior Championships in Cairo on 16 October 2026, The Bridge reported.

The semi-final

Khangurra, from Nabha in Punjab, lost to Indonesia’s Radithya Bayu Wardhana 6-15, 15-13, 3-15 in 49 minutes. He won the second game to take the match to a decider but could not keep pace in the third.

The quarter-final

He had reached the semi-final by beating Yuan-Syue Jhuang of Chinese Taipei 6-15, 17-15, 15-12 in 48 minutes, coming back from a game down.

What the medal means

It is India’s first boys’ singles medal at the Junior Worlds in three years. Khangurra is the ninth Indian boy to stand on the podium at the event, according to the report.

India’s record at the event

India have won 12 medals at the championships: one gold, five silver and six bronze. The only gold came from Saina Nehwal in 2008.

Scores and records are as reported by The Bridge.

Image: Indian badminton player Kidambi Srikanth with coach Pullela Gopichand (file photo; Jagsher Singh Khangurra is not pictured). Photo by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, licensed under Government Open Data License – India, via Wikimedia Commons.