Goa, Sept. 19 -- Team Herald

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PANJIM: Goa's Leena Pednekar Dhapre has brought glory to the State and the country by clinching the bronze medal at the Amazing Thailand-Pattaya BWF World Senior Championships 2025, recently.

The former Goa State champion showcased her skill in the women's singles category, notching a memorable victory over Japan's K Kimura in the earlier rounds. Leena's spirited campaign came to an end in the semi-finals where she lost to Sri Lanka's Renu Chandrika de Silva Hettiarachchige 16-21, 17-21, thus finishing with a well-deserved bronze medal.

Congratulating Leena on her achievement, President of the Goa Badminton Association (GBA) Manoj Patil said, "Leena's incredible fitness levels and fig...