During the meeting, it was revealed that in the last international season, India won 233 medals across senior and junior categories. One of these big achievements included India's historic bronze medal at the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship in Dubai.
Third seed Saneeth ended the dream run of qualifier Tushar Suveer 21-15, 21-12 in a 44-minute clash of two Karnataka players in the men's final after Tasnim had got the better of Devika, who won the last ranking meet in Bengaluru, 21-16, 21-13, as per a press release from the Badminton Assoc
Having already qualified for the knockout stage, India changed their entire lineup for the last group match against Indonesia as they rested Tanvi Sharma in girls' singles and played fresh mixed and men's doubles pairs. Dhruv Negi was given the responsibility to play the boy's singles rubber
The 18-member Indian squad, selected by the Badminton Association of India (BAI), after a thorough selection trial preceded by an All-India ranking tournament, had a preparatory camp at the National Centre of Excellence in Guwahati before leaving for Indonesia on Tuesday.
Treesa and Gayatri, ranked 30th in the world, upset world no 2 combinations of Baek Ha Na and Lee So Hee of South Korea in the pre-quarters and then fought back from a losing position to pack off the sixth seed and Olympic and world championship bronze medallists Kim So Yeong and Kong Hee Yo
akshya Sen continued his domination of Asian Games gold medalist Li Shi Feng and the rest of the Indian squad pushed overwhelming favourites and hosts China in all the matches but ended up on the wrong side of the 1-3 score line in the quarterfinals of the BWF Thomas and Uber Cup 2024 in Che
Indian shuttler Tanisha Crasto partnering Ashwini Ponnappa in women's doubles believes that the Indian contingent has a strong shot at changing the colour of the medal from bronze and silver to gold as well as winning more than one in the upcoming Paris Olympics 2024 starting July 26.
The National Centre of Excellence in Guwahati boasts 14 badminton courts, an international standard gymnasium and a seating capacity of around 4000 spectators
The Indian contingent with an average age of below 25 was always going to be the underdogs against an outfit that had all the world's top-10 ranked players. And though the team lost 0-5 and finished second in the group, they would take a lot of positives ahead of their quarterfinals
The Indian women's team assured themselves of a quarterfinals spot in the BWF Thomas and Uber Cup 2024 with a facile 4-1 win over Singapore in their Group A clash
The Badminton Association of India (BAI) on Thursday announced both men's and women's teams for the upcoming prestigious tournament to be played in Chengdu, China from April 27 to May 5.