Indian shuttler Samiya Imad Farooqui clinched the gold medal at the Under-15 women's singles competition after defeating Indonesia's Widjaja Stephani at the Asian Junior Championship in Yangon, Myanmar today.The third-seeded Indian, who had reached the finals at Pembangunan Jaya Raya International Junior Grand Prix U-19 in April, defeated Stephani 15-21, 21-17, 21-19 to lay claim to the coveted title.P V Sindhu had won the gold in U-19 Asia Junior championship in 2012 at Gimcheon, South Korea.
News On AIR | October 8, 2017 5:01 PM
Samiya wins gold at U-15 Asian Junior Championship