Jagsher Khangurra joins Lakshya, Ayush: Full list of Indian medallists in boys’ singles at BWF World Junior Championships

Names like Lakshya Sen and Ayush Shetty have won medals in the past.  | Photo Credit: The Hindu Photo Library, BAI

Jagsher Singh Khangurra joined an illustrious list of names after he medalled at the 2026 edition of the BWF World Junior Championships in Cairo, Egypt.

Jagsher settled for bronze after he lost 6-15, 15-13, 3-15 to Indonesia’s Radithya Bayu Wardhana in the semifinals. He became the ninth Indian to medal in the boys’ singles category in the history of the tournament.

Names like Lakshya Sen and Ayush Shetty have won medals in the past. Gurusai Dutt was the first from the country to medal in the category after he bagged bronze in 2008, Pune.

Full list of Indian medallists in boys’ singles at BWF World Junior Championships

• Gurusai Dutt (2008, Pune) — Bronze — Lost 16-21, 21-17, 17-21 to Zhengming Wang (China) in semifinals
• B. Sai Praneeth (2010, Guadalajara) — Bronze — Lost 17-21, 21-17, 15-21 to Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) in semifinals
• H. S. Prannoy (2010, Guadalajara) — Bronze — Lost 9-21, 13-21 to Kong Ji Wook (South Korea) in semifinals
• Sameer Verma (2011, Taoyuan) — Bronze — Lost 19-21, 19-21 to Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) in semifinals
• Siril Verma (2015, Lima) — Silver — Lost 21-17, 10-21, 7-21 to Lu Chia-hung (Chinese Taipei) in final
• Lakshya Sen (2018, Markham) — Bronze — Lost 22-20, 16-21, 13-21 to Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Thailand) in semifinals
• Sankar Subramanian (2022, Santander) — Silver — Lost 14-21, 20-22 to Kuo Kuan Lin (Chinese Taipei) in final
• Ayush Shetty (2023, Spokane) — Bronze — Lost 18-21, 15-21 to Ali Farhan (Indonesia) in semifinals
• Jagsher Singh Khangurra (2026, Cairo) — Bronze — Lost 6-15, 15-13, 3-15 to Radithya Bayu Wardhana (Indonesia) in semifinals