In the recently-concluded Arctic Open, Sindhu and Sen made their return to Badminton World Federation (BWF) touring circuit for the first time since Paris Olympics, but could not impress much. World number 16 Sindhu was eliminated from the tournament in the opening round after loss to Canada
Diksha Dagar paid heavily for the price of 6-over 78 in the first round and even a 72 in the second could not help her. She is next due to play the Women's Indian Open at home
In the semifinals of the men's team category, India lost to Chinese Taipei by 0-3. As a part of this competition, both losing semifinal teams are given a bronze medal.
Treesa and Gopichand, ranked world number 23 in Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings, lost to the Chinese Taipei pair of Hung En-Tzu and Hsieh Pei Shan, ranked 54th in the world by 17-21, 21-16, 10-21, as per Olympics.com.
Rajawat, a part of India's historic Thomas Cup winning team back in 2022, succumbed to Japan's Takuma Obayashi 9-21, 21-16, 9-21. On the other hand, Kiran lost to Chinese Taipei's Su Li Yang 16-21, 16-21 in two straight games, as per Olympics.com.
The Formosan Association for Public Affairs (FAPA) and more than a dozen other overseas groups, in a letter, urged the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to allow Taiwan's team to compete under the name "Taiwan" rather than "Chinese Taipei", reported Focus Taiwan.
To explore how locals in the self-governed island feel, which China claims as its own, American director Garret Clarke decided to make the 20-minute documentary film titled ""What's in a Name? A Chinese Taipei Story."
A US-based organisation called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to allow Taiwan to compete under its own name instead of "Chinese Taipei", reported Taiwan News.
CT Pan shot a brilliant 7-under 64 in the final round at TPC Deere Run in Illinois to enjoy his best finish of the season even as American Davis Thompson sealed his maiden PGA TOUR title by four strokes following a 64
In the doubles final, second seeds Yashwin and Vivaan beat the Chinese pair, Yuxuan Li and Minhui Zhang 7-6, 1-6, 10-7 in three sets. In the semi-finals, the pair beat third seed Yitian Lou of China and Bing Huan Tsai of Chinese Taipei 6-1, 6-7, 12-10