India will field its largest-ever contingent in the 3rd edition of the India Open BWF World Tour Super 750, scheduled to take place from January 14-19, 2025. With top stars such as Olympic champions Viktor Axelsen and An Se Young, along with world number one Shi Yuqi, leading the field, t
A press release from BAI Media announced on Wednesday, "The Badminton Association of India (BAI) has appointed Malaysian doubles specialist Tan Kim Her to work with the national team for the second time."
ndian shuttlers duo of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy lost to Republic of Korea's Seo Seung Jae and Jin Yong in the semi-final of China Masters in Shenzhen on Saturday.
India's top men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty on Friday moved into the semi-finals of the ongoing China Masters 2024 in Shenzhen.
'Sat-Chi' played their first match since their Paris Olympics 2024 heartbreak. Satwiksairaj also recovered from an injury to make himself available for the tournament. The duo secured a 21-19, 21-15 win over 15th-ranked Rasmus Kjaer and Frederik Sogaard of Denmark, as per Olympics.com.
The world number 32 mixed doubles pair took just over an hour to remove American duo of Presley Smith and Jennie Gai, 145th in the world badminton rankings, 23-21, 17-21, 21-17
The list of awards bestowed upon the sportspersons include: Arjuna Award, Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, Arjuna Award (Lifetime) and the Dronacharya Award. The other awards include the Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy, the Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar and the Tenzing Norgay N
Speaking to ANI, Chirag said that the quarterfinal exit was a "disappointing" one and it was some "unlucky points and missed opportunities" in the third game that made a difference. He also affirmed hope that the duo will win a medal for the country in the Los Angeles Olympics 2028.
India shuttler duo Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand stormed into the round of 16 in the women's doubles event, while, Chirag Sen and Manav Choudhary suffered an early exit in the single's event in the ongoing Hong Kong Open 2024.
After her husband and badminton coach Mathias Boe, who contributed to the success of the Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, announced his retirement from coaching after star Indian men's doubles duo's exit from the Paris Olympics, supporting wife and actor Taapsee Pannu shared a h
'Sat-Chi' as the popular Indian badminton duo is known crashed out of the men's doubles event following their defeat against Malaysia's Aaron Chia and Wooi Yik Soh in the quarter-finals on Thursday
India's hopes for badminton medal at the ongoing Paris Olympics suffered a huge setback as ace shuttler Sindhu crashed out in the women's singles pre-quarters, losing to sixth-seeded Chinese shuttler He Bing Jiao in straight sets 21-19, 21-14. The defeat marked the first time Sindhu faile