India, Oct. 19 -- India's wait for a second gold medal from the BWF World Junior Championships continues after Tanvi Sharma lost in straight games to Thailand's Anyapat Phichitpreechasak in the women's singles final at Guwahati on Sunday.

Though the 16-year-old started on a spirited note, the Indian top seed's challenge fizzled out as second seed Anyapat won 15-7, 15-12 in 28 minutes at the National Centre of Excellence.

Saina Nehwal is the only Indian to have won gold at the prestigious junior tournament, at Pune in 2008. Saina also had a runner-up finish (2006), besides Aparna Popat (women's singles, 1996), Siril Verma (men's singles, 2015) and Sankar Muthusamy (men's singles, 2022).

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