Guwahati, Oct. 5 -- Bolstered by the presence of experienced campaigners like Unnati Hooda and Rakshitha Sree and a strong line-up that includes a current and former junior world number 1, host India is gearing up for a historic performance in the BWF World Junior Badminton Championships that get underway at the National Centre of Excellence here from Monday.

The BWF World Junior Championships have returned to India after a 17-year hiatus and will be held in two phases from October 6 to 19. The first phase will see 36 teams vying for the coveted Suhandinata Cup in the mixed team championships, followed by the individual championships for the Eye-Level Cup.

India has so far won a total of 11 individual medals in the history of the champi...