Treesa-Gayatri end India’s 15-year wait for World Championships women’s doubles medal

World No. 39 Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand secured a historic medal for India at the 2026 BWF World Championships after defeating fourth seeds Jia Yi Fan and Zhang Shu Xian of China in the women’s doubles quarterfinals at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Arena on Friday.

New Delhi: India’s women’s doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand assured themselves of a medal at the BWF World Championships 2026 with a brilliant comeback win over China’s Jia Yi Fan and Zhang Shu Xian in the quarterfinal on Friday, August 21.

The Indian unseeded pair, which is on a comeback trail after Treesa recovered from an injury, battled for 69 minutes to secure one of the biggest wins of their career. They fought........

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