Kaula Lumpur, July 12 (IANS) Two-time Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu and debutant H.S. Prannoy got favourable groups while Lakshya Sen has been drawn with World No. 3 Jonatan Christie as the draw for the badminton events at the Paris Olympics 2024 was held here at BWF Headquarters on Friday.
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu’s natural love for sports and games was seen when she played badminton with Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal at the Badminton Court in Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Wednesday.
Calgary (Canada), July 6 (IANS) Indian shuttler Priyanshu Rajawat knocked out world no. 4 Anders Antonsen in the quarter-final of the Canada Open to advance to the semifinals.
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) As the Paris Olympics draw near, anticipation builds for India’s top athletes poised to make their mark on the global stage. India will be sending a contingent of close to 120 sportspersons to the Olympics, including an Athletics team led by the defending champion in the men’s javelin Neeraj Chopra, a 21-member Shooting team and a 16-member men’s hockey squad.
Beijing, July 2 (IANS) In a heartfelt tribute, the Chinese badminton team overcame South Korea 3-1 in the mixed team final at the 2024 Badminton Asia Junior Championships in Indonesia on Tuesday, reclaiming the title after six long years. The emotional ceremony saw the entire team ascend the podium with a jersey of their recently deceased teammate, Zhang Zhijie, a promising 17-year-old badminton star.
Mumbai, July 2 (IANS) There is nobody more qualified in Indian badminton than Leroy D'Sa to talk about doubles in badminton. The only Indian shuttler to win four medals at the Asian Games, D'Sa is one of the finest doubles players the country has ever produced, and his success came at a time when doubles was the ignored art. D'Sa had to regularly set up scratch partnerships with top male and female singles players like Prakash Padukone, Ami Ghia, and Kanwal Thakur Singh to win medals in Asian Games doubles and mixed doubles.
Kuala Lumpur, July 2 (IANS) The untimely death of the promising badminton athlete Zhang Zhijie, who passed away on June 30 during the Badminton Asia Junior Championships in Yogyakarta, Indonesia has prompted the Badminton World Federation (BWF) to express their deepest condolences to Zhang’s family, his teammates, the Chinese Badminton Association, and the entire Chinese badminton community.
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) India put up a fighting display against badminton powerhouse Malaysia but were unfortunate to end on the wrong side of the 2-3 score line as their challenge in the Badminton Asia Junior Mixed Team Championships ended at the quarterfinal stage. The players will now participate in the individual championship beginning on Wednesday.
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) India will face Malaysia in the quarterfinals of the Badminton Asia Junior Mixed Team Championship at Yogyakarta, Indonesia, after finishing second in Group C on Sunday.
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Anticipation is at its peak as the Paris Olympics is less than a month away and fans are expecting ace shutter PV Sindhu to complete the hat-trick of medals at the quadrennial extravaganza.
