New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Defending champion shuttler Pramoad Bhagat expressed his sadness about missing the upcoming Paralympic Games in Paris following his 18-month suspension due to anti-doping regulation violations on Tuesday.
Paris, Aug 6 (IANS) Spanish shuttler Carolina Marin vowed to come back stronger after a knee injury forced her to retire from the women's singles semifinal against China's He Bing Jiao in the badminton competition at the Olympic Games in Paris.
Paris, Aug 6 (IANS) Holding Denmark's national flag over his head, Viktor Axelsen celebrated his victory after retaining his Olympics men's singles title in the badminton competition at the Paris 2024 on Monday. Axelsen, the only non-Asian badminton medallist at the Games, defeated Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn 21-11, 21-11 in the final.
Paris, Aug 5 (IANS) Lakshya Sen’s heartbreaking loss to Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia in the bronze medal match in the 2024 Paris Olympics has confirmed the Indian badminton contingent’s failure to win a medal at the Games. Following the loss, India's badminton legend Prakash Padukone, the coach and mentor of the team, stated that it was ‘high time the players step up and win.’
Paris, Aug 5 (IANS) Lakshya Sen missed out on what could have been a historic bronze medal for India as he lost 1-2 against World No.7 Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia, doing down 21-13, 16-21, 11-21 in a heart-breaking bronze medal encounter which carried on for a total of 71 minutes.
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Spain's star shuttler Carolina Marin suffered a devastating knee injury, forcing her to forfeit mid-way in her women's singles semifinal match of the Paris Olympics against He Bingjiao of China. PV Sindhu, who faced a narrow defeat against Marin at the Rio 2016 Olympics gold medal match, took to social media to express her deep admiration and support for the Spanish player during her challenging time.
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) After Lakshya Sen made Olympic Games history for India by reaching the men's singles semifinals on Friday, former India hockey captain Viren Rasquinha took to social media to say he was delighted to see the boy whom he has been supporting since he was 10 make history.
Paris, Aug 2 (IANS) Lakshya Sen made history at the Olympic Games here, becoming the first Indian male shuttler to reach the semifinals in men's singles badminton competition here on Friday. While PV Sindhu had bagged two medals in the Olympic Games and Saina Nehwal had claimed a bronze in the 2012 edition in London, no Indian male player had reached the medal rounds in the Olympics.
Paris, Aug. 2 (IANS) Chinese duo Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong claimed the badminton mixed doubles gold medal at the Paris Olympics after beating South Korea's Kim Won-ho/Jeong Na-eun in the final on Friday. Zheng and Huang, silver medalists at the Tokyo Olympics, won the gold medal match 21-8, 21-11.
Paris, July 31 (IANS) India's Lakshya Sen on Wednesday stormed into the pre-quarterfinals of men's singles badminton at the Paris Olympics after stunning World No.4 and reigning All-England champion Jonatan Christie of Indonesia in a Group L match.
