India's star shuttler PV Sindhu began her quest for her third Olympic medal with a straightforward win against the Maldives' Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq in the women's singles event at the Paris Olympics on Sunday.
With star shuttler PV Sindhu and seasoned table tennis star Sharath Kamal as the flagbearers, the group of 78 India athletes and officials arrived in the Parade of Nations at the River Seine in the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics 2024 on Friday.
President Droupadi Murmu played badminton with ace shuttler and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Saina Nehwal at the Badminton Court in Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday.
Ace shuttler, Lakshya Sen, is set to spearhead India's challenge at the Canada Open 2024 badminton tournament which is set to spearhead the nation's challenge on Tuesday.
Ace badminton player PV Sindhu expressed her delight and congratulated the Indian cricket team on their stellar performance in the T20 World Cup, saying that it was an "amazing show".
Indian shuttlers Priyanshu Rajawat and Malvika Bansod moved into the second round of the men's and women's singles events respectively of the US Open 2024 badminton tournament in Texas on Wednesday
The highest-ranked Indian men's singles player at number 13, HS Prannoy, is set to make his Olympic debut in Paris 2024 and is hopeful of bringing a medal back to the nation.
With India's star badminton players gearing up for the upcoming Paris Olympics, Gayatri Gopichand/Treesa Jolly, Priyanshu Rajawat and Malvika Bansod will take the spotlight in the US Open 2024 badminton tournament which kicks off in Texas on Tuesday.
Prannoy, the world number 10 shuttler, lost to Japan's Kodai Naraoka, the world number sixth by 21-19, 21-13 in two straight games in an hour, as per Olympics.com.
India shuttler Aakarshi Kashyap crashed out of the ongoing Australian Open 2024 after conceding a defeat in the quarter-final round of the badminton tournament on Friday.