Paris Olympics: Satwik/Chirag, seeded third, gets favourable draw in Group C

IANS | July 15, 2024 5:18 PM

New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Star Indian shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have got a favourable draw in Group C against Indonesia’s world No. 6 combination of Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto for the upcoming Paris Olympics, set to begin on July 26. The dynamic duo, who have been seeded third in the tournament, are poised for a promising run as they aim for gold in the men’s doubles event.

Paris Olympics: Top 10 medal hopes for India

IANS | July 6, 2024 12:12 PM

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.

China's junior badminton team honours late teammate Zhang with an emotional victory

IANS | July 2, 2024 11:36 PM

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.

Satwik-Chirag is our best bet, Lakshya, Treesa-Gayatri dark horses, says Leroy D'Sa on India's chances in Paris Olympics

IANS | July 2, 2024 10:23 PM

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.

BWF reviews medical protocols following tragic on-court death of Zhang Zhijie

IANS | July 2, 2024 6:02 PM

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.