National badminton player Diya Bhimaiah wins gold

Madikeri, May 11: Boppanda Diya Bhimaiah, a young and emerging badminton player from Kodagu, has won a gold medal in the national-level junior badminton tournament.

Diya Bhimaiah, who is also India's number one seed in the junior category, has now got the opportunity to represent the Indian team in the junior category with this achievement. In the Yonex Sunrise All India Junior (Under 19) Ranking Badminton Tournament 2026 held at the Karnataka Badminton Academy in Vasant Nagar, Bengaluru from May 3 to 10, India's number one seed in the junior category, Diya Bhimaiah from Kodagu, has won first place in the girls' doubles with Baruni Paruswal of Haryana. In the final match, Tamil Nadu pair Anushka Jennifer A.S. and Dishitha Singh defeated Gopinath Singh 21-10, 22-20. The victory gave them a direct opportunity to represent the Indian junior team in the Badminton Asia Junior Champions 2026 tournament to be held in Yatsushiro, Japan from June 26 to July 5. They also got the opportunity to participate in the process to get selected for the Indian junior team in the mixed doubles.

Responding with ‘Shakti’ about her current performance, Diya said that this achievement has made her happy. This is also her last chance in the Under-19 category. She said that she will try to perform in the next important match as well. Diya is the daughter of Boppanda Bhimaiah and Kusuma (native name: Kambir Ada), a resident of Dechur in Madikeri.

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