In the semi-final of the Badminton World Championships, the Indian player Saina Nehwal faced defeat as Japanese Nozomi Okuhara beat her by 21-12, 17-21, 10-21.
Saina takes home the bronze medal and handles the silver one to her opponent. Okuhara became the first Japanese to make it to the final of the World Championships after the match, which lasted for 1 minute 14 seconds.
The London Olympic bronze-medallist Nehwal booked her place in the semi-finals after struggling past 16th seed Kirsty Gilmour of Scotland.
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