Archit, Siddhant reach badminton semis

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Archit Baware and Siddhant Shankar scored hard-fought wins to advance in the boys' U-15 semi-final of the Manora Academy Junior Badminton Tournament.

In the quarter-final, Archit defeated Shyam Gawankar 21-18, while Siddhant got the better of Vir Saraiya 21-14 at Bombay Gymkhana on Saturday.

In the girls' under-13 match, Rhea Vedu tamed Alisa Chettiar 21-8, while Mythili Deshpande went past Nyra Devnani 21-19.

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