Earlier, men's singles shuttler Gnana Dattu and men's doubles pair Bjorn Jaison and Aathish Sreenivas P. V. had secured bronze medals in the U-15 category.

The Odisha Open champion thrashed Thailand's Nutchavee Sittiteeranan without breaking a sweat by 21-11, 21-19 in the Last-16 match. Starting off the match confidently, Unnati pocketed the first set easily but was pushed hard in the second. The Indian, however, kept her calm even when the game was poised at 18-18 and displayed her brilliance to wrap up the set as well as match comfortably in her favour eventually.

In the U-17 women's singles round of 64 match, Odisha Open Champion Unnati thrashed Japan's Misato Sasaki 21-11, 21-5 in just 24 minutes. Unnati will face Indonesia's Dea Nur Fadilla in the round of 32 match tomorrow.

The Odisha Open champion Unnati Hooda will lead the charge in the U-17 women's singles alongside Jiya Rawat and Anmol Kharb whereas Tanvi Sharma, who topped the trials, will compete in the women's U-15 singles along with Ishita Negi, Suhasi Verma and Sampriti Pal.

Unnati Hooda, who won the women's singles title at the Odisha Open in January and went on to become the youngest Indian to win a BWF Super 100 title, will next play Japanese player Hina Akechi in the pre-quarterfinals.

The championships started in Spain from October 24 and will go on till October 30

The Indian team for the prestigious tournament, to be held after a gap of two years following the Covid pandemic, was selected after a thorough selection process that included two All India Ranking tournaments and a selection trial in Raipur.

After being postponed thrice due to COVID-19, the Khelo India Youth Games-2021 is being held from June 4 to June 13 across multiple venues. Haryana will be hosting the bulk of the events.

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 28 (ANI): Rohtak in Haryana is all about grappling. But budding athlete Unnati Hooda, who recently burst onto the badminton horizon, has given the city a different star with her smashes, drop shots, crisp returns and slick net-play.

New Delhi Apr 21 PTI Teen sensation Unnati Hooda 14 was on Thursday named in the Indian badminton team for the upcoming Asian Games as the national federation announced the squads for the major events this year including the Commonwealth Games Thomas and Uber Cup The teams were named by Badminton Association of India BAI following six days of selection trials at the Indira Gandhi Stadium here Hooda is the youngest Indian badminton player to be part of the Asian Games squad Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu will spearhead the womens challenge in both the Commonwealth and Asian Games while London Olympics bronze winner Saina Nehwal did not expectedly feature in the squads World Championships medallists Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth will lead Indias medal quest among men in the Birmingham CWG July 28 to August 8 and Asian Games September 10-25 in Hangzhou China Apart from the squads for the three major tournaments which are to be held this year the BAI also finalised names of 40 players 20 men and 20 women for the senior national coaching camp and core group for the 2024 Olympic Games based on players positions in trials For the Commonwealth Games the mens team consists of Sen Srikanth Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty and B Sumeeth Reddy while Sindhu will lead the womens squad which has Aakarshi Kashyap Treesa Jolly Gayatri P and Ashwini Ponappa Sumeet Reddy and Ponappa made the cut in the mens and womens squads respectively for the Commonwealth Games after their top-place finish in the mixed doubles category Hooda the teenage sensation from Rohtak caught the selectors eyes as she secured a place for the Asian Games as well as Uber Cup by finishing third in the womens singles after Kashyap and Ashmita Chaliha who claimed first and second positions respectively A 10-member womens team for the Asian Games and Uber Cup will comprise Sindhu Kashyap Chaliha Hooda alongside Top-3 doubles pairs from the trials -- Treesa Jolly-Gayatri P N Sikki Reddy- Ashwini Ponappa and Tanisha Crasto-Shruti Mishra Sindhu Sen Srikanth and mens doubles pair of Satwiksairaj and Shetty were awarded direct entry into the squads for their world rankings inside Top-15 In-form shuttler HS Prannoy has also been included as part of automatic selection for his consistent impressive recent form at the international circuit Priyanshu Rajawat who claimed the top spot in the mens singles category also made his way into the 10-man contingent for the Asian Games and Thomas Cup alongside Sen Srikanth and Prannoy The team also has Satwiksairaj and Shetty and the Top-2 doubles pairs from the trials -- Dhruv Kapila-MR Arjun and Vishnu Vardhan Goud-Krishna Prasad Gariga World No 23 Saina Nehwal had chosen to stay away from the trials after questioning the decision of the national selectors to keep her out but retain mens World No 23 H S Prannoy in the national team We are delighted with the energy of the selection trials All the players gave everything on the court to earn themselves a chance to represent the country Its great to see high-quality competition for the positions I congratulate all the players and wish them good luck for their preparations for mega events said Sanjay Mishra general secretary of BAI This new format for the trials was developed to provide a platform where the senior as well as young players can have opportunities and now you can now see the squads are a great mix of youth and experience and am sure each of them will make the most of this opportunity and make India proud Mishra added The trials saw participation of 120 players in the five categories as the league-cum-round robin format tested the ability of the players in each stage from April 15-20 The 32nd edition of Thomas Cup and 29th Uber Cup are scheduled in Bangkok from May 8-15 The Teams Commonwealth Games Men Lakshya Sen Kidambi Srikanth Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty and B Sumeeth Reddy Women PV Sindhu Aakarshi Kashyap Treesa Jolly Gayatri P Ashwini Ponappa Asian Games Thomas Uber Cup Men Lakshya Sen Kidambi Srikanth HS Prannoy Priyanshu Rajawat Chirag Shetty Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Dhruv Kapila MR Arjun Vishnu Vardhan Goud Krishna Prasad Gariga Women PV Sindhu Aakarshi Kashyap Ashmita Chaliha Unnati Hooda Treesa Jolly Gayatri P N Sikki Reddy Ashwini Ponappa Tanisha Crasto and Shruti Mishra PTI AH AH PDS PDS