Badminton | Badminton star Nella Nyqvist, 16, won the third EC medal of her career at the youth level

Finland 16-year-old top badminton player Nella Nyqvist won the third EC medal of his career at the youth level when he won bronze at the EC Youth Championships in Belgrade.

Nyqvist lost in the semi-final match to a Bulgarian who was two years older Kaloyana to Nalbantova batch 16–21, 19–21.

Prior to that, Nyqvist won five matches at the European Championships, three of which were ranked players.

“The race was getting better all the time. Nella played well, and now there was a sad loss in the semifinals. He didn’t quite get the best out of him, and there were a few unfortunate mistakes at the end. The end result is quite good, but of course it’s sad because there was a chance to go all the way”, the coach Eetu Heino commented in the Badminton Association’s announcement.

Nyqvist has previously won gold at the under-15 European Championships and bronze at the under-19 European Championships in 2020. He can still participate in the under-19 European Championships in 2024, when he turns 18.

“The competition has been tough and the opponents have been tough, and it’s been great to play and succeed,” Nyqvist commented after Thursday’s semifinal match.