Jagsher Khangurra Secures Bronze at BWF World Junior Championships

Jagsher Singh Khangurra secured a bronze medal at the 2026 edition of the BWF World Junior Championships held in Cairo, Egypt. He reached this milestone after competing in the semifinals, where he was defeated by Indonesia’s Radithya Bayu Wardhana with scores of 6-15, 15-13, and 3-15.

With this achievement, Jagsher became the ninth Indian player to win a medal in the boys’ singles category throughout the history of the tournament. He joins an esteemed group of previous Indian medallists in this category, following in the footsteps of players like Lakshya Sen and Ayush Shetty.

Looking back at the history of the event, Gurusai Dutt was the first player from the country to claim a medal in the boys' singles category by winning a bronze in Pune in 2008. Other notable Indian medallists over the years include B. Sai Praneeth and H. S. Prannoy in Guadalajara in 2010, Sameer Verma in Taoyuan in 2011, Siril Verma in Lima in 2015, Lakshya Sen in Markham in 2018, Sankar Subramanian in Santander in 2022, and Ayush Shetty in Spokane in 2023.