The senior nationals were not held for the last two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic and returns to a city that is widely considered as the birthplace of shuttle badminton
This is going to be India's first-ever semis appearance in the tournament. In 2019, it was knocked out in group stages while it was defeated 3-2 by Thailand in the quarterfinals of the inaugural tournament back in 2017.
India has qualified for the QFs with wins over Kazakhstan and UAE as well. They have maintained a perfect record of three wins in three ties. In the quarterfinals on Friday, India will be playing Hong Kong, which finished at number two in Group D, as per Olympics.com
After a video went viral on social media showing some youth raising 'Pakistan Zindabad' slogans after winning a game of badminton in Arrah, Bhojpur, five people have been taken into custody by the police.
Anwesha Gowda, who is ranked eighth among junior players worldwide, defeated Pitchaya Elysia Viravong Australia, in the BWF Super 300 tournament's opening round in 21 minutes 21-9, 21-11.
The Indian pair, which came into the BWF Super 100 badminton event winning the India Chhattisgarh International Challenge 2022 last week, took 39 minutes to defeat their higher-ranked opponents 21-19, 21-17 in the quarter-finals at the Nguyen Du Cultural Sports Club in Ho Chi Minh City.
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): India badminton coach Pullela Gopichand lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for interacting with the Indian contingents for the Thomas and Uber Cup on Sunday.
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): Following six days of high-voltage competition and nail-biting action in the selection trials here at the Indira Gandhi Stadium, the Badminton Association of India (BAI) on Thursday announced strong Indian contingents to participate in the upcoming Thomas a
New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): Former India badminton player and coach Malvinder Dhillon on Sunday expressed happiness after shuttler Lakshya Sen won the men's singles final of the ongoing India Open 2022.
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): Former India badminton player Dinesh Khanna praised shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen as they have assured two medals for the country in the ongoing BWF World Championship in Huelva, Spain.