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Krishna Khaitan Memorial All India Tournament: Anushka on right track

Anushka Juyal has overcome challenges to slowly but surely make progress on the badminton court. An ankle injury six months ago was a setback, while compartmentalising time for the sport and to prepare for her Class 12th Board exams was a challenge. In her quest to polish her skills, she has trained at three different academies in three cities. The injury is in the past now. On Saturday, the 17-year-old completed a 15-0, 15-5 win over Shravya Akula of Telangana in the girls’ Under-19 second round (qualification) of the Yonex Sunrise 31st Smt Krishna Khaitan Memorial All India Junior Ranking Prize Money Tournament being played at Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex. After the win Anushka, a student of SD College in Chandigarh, spoke about the recent challenges and her long term ones as well. “Whether it was my 12th board exams this year or the ankle injury prior to that, it has been a rollercoaster ride for me. I have shifted three cities to train at academies in my bid to achieve what I dreamt …