India, Aug. 10 -- The journey to success, especially in sports, is somewhat easier when there have been trail blazers, someone whose footsteps can be followed. For India, the path to the podium has long been set at the BWF World Championships - the country has won a gold, four silver and 10 bronze medals at the elite competition across disciplines over the years.

Some of the biggest names in the sport have set those yardsticks. But Ayush Shetty, the 21-year-old rising star who competes in his debut World Championships in New Delhi starting on August 17, is not looking at those achievements.

"I don't see it as a benchmark to chase," he said during a virtual interaction on Monday. "I'm not focusing on what others have done - they are lege...