India reach final stage of World Junior Mixed Team C'ship

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Press Trust of India Bilbao (Spain)
Last Updated : Nov 04 2016 | 6:14 PM IST
The Indian colts continued their rampaging run and reached the final stage of the BWF World Junior mixed team championship after thrashing France 3-0 in their play off group G1 match here today.
Mahima Aggarwal and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy put India 1-0 ahead when they defeated Delphine Delrue and Thom Gicquel 21-14 23-21 in a 36-minute mixed doubles clash.
Lakshya Sen then took the court and edged out Toma Junior Popov 21-16 23-21 in a men's singles match that lasted 42 minutes at the Bilbao Arena.
In the women's singles match, Aakarshi Kashyap rallied her way after a game down to eke out a 23-25 21-15 21-12 win over Yaelle Hoyaux in a gruelling contest that lasted 57 minutes.
India, who had defeated Bulgaria and Finland yesterday to reach the play-off stage, will next take on Thailand.

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First Published: Nov 04 2016 | 6:14 PM IST

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