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Tokyo Olympics: 9-member Indian badminton contingent finalised
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): The badminton contingent for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games will be having a nine-member team consisting of three coaches and two physios alongside four qualified shuttlers.
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Tokyo-bound Sai Praneeth believes he holds an advantage in his Oly debut
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): Bhamidipati Sai Praneeth, India's sole men's singles representative in Badminton at Tokyo 2020, is confident ahead of his Olympic debut as the 28-year-old shuttler believes he holds an advantage going into the showpiece event.
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PV Sindhu, Chen Long and Okuhara Nozomi highlight BWF's Tokyo 2020 qualifi
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], July 5 (ANI): The final list of qualifiers for the Tokyo 2020 badminton tournament has been announced by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Monday.
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PV Sindhu birthday: Jwala Gutta, Kiren Rijiju lead wishes for ace shuttler
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Badminton player Jwala Gutta and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju led the way in wishing ace shuttler PV Sindhu on her 25th birthday on Monday.
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Tokyo Olympics: Government clears Sindhu's request for advanced recovery e
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): World Champion and 2016 Olympic Games Silver medallist PV Sindhu's quest to be in the best physical shape when taking the court each time in Tokyo 2020 received a shot in the arm when her request to buy advanced recovery equipment was approved by the Governme
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BAI recommends Kidambi Srikanth, Sai Praneeth's name for Khel Ratna Award
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): The Badminton Association of India (BAI) has recommended the names of Kidambi Srikanth and Sai Praneeth for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.
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Tokyo Olympics: Andhra Pradesh CM wishes athletes luck
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 30 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday wished luck to the Olympic-bound contingent from the state as they gear up to participate in the upcoming Games.
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BAI ready to kick-start domestic season with strict COVID-19 guidelines
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): The Badminton Association of India (BAI) in a recent communication has informed the state associations to get their players and officials vaccinated at the earliest as it has decided to roll out the remainder of the domestic season 2021-22 soon with strict C
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BWF cancels India Open, Hyderabad Open; moves Sudirman Cup, World Badminto
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): The Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Monday confirmed that the postponed tournaments including India Open 2021 have been cancelled. India Open was one of the qualifying events for the Tokyo Olympics and was postponed in April due to the COVID-19 situation
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Shuttler Krishna Nagar aims for gold after qualifying for Paralympic Games
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): Indian para-badminton player Krishna Nagar (SH6) along with Pramod Bhagat (SL3) and Tarun Dhillon(SL4) have qualified for the Tokyo Paralympics. All three secured their respective places for the Tokyo Paralympics by virtue of their present impressive BWF worl
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Tokyo Olympics: BAI requests IOA to allow four coaches, two physios to tra
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): The Badminton Association of India (BAI) has written to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) for allowing four coaches including Pullela Gopichand to travel alongside the Olympic-bound shuttlers to the Tokyo Games.
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PV Sindhu wishes speedy recovery to Carolina Marin
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): Indian shuttler PV Sindhu on Wednesday wished speedy recovery to Carolina Marin after the star from Spain announced that she would not be able to compete at the Tokyo Olympics.
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