Para-Badminton Rankings: Pramod Bhagat, Sukant Kadam Become World No 1 in Men's Doubles Category
1 year, 8 months ago

Para-Badminton Rankings: Pramod Bhagat, Sukant Kadam Become World No 1 in Men's Doubles Category

News 18  

India para-shuttlers Pramod Bhagat and Sukant Kadam, who won the gold medal at the recently concluded Brazil Para-Badminton International 2023, became the world No 1 in the men’s doubles category in the latest Badminton World Federation ranking released on Wednesday. The duo of Pramod and Sukant, who has been playing together for the past eight months in the men’s doubles SL 3- SL 4 category, has won the gold medal in the last three tournaments. They secured gold medals in Brazil Para-Badminton International 2023, Spanish Para-Badminton International 2023 and also the Thailand Para Badminton Tournament 2022. The duo will be now preparing for upcoming tournaments like Thailand Para-Badminton International 2023 and Bahrain Para-Badminton International 2023 to name a few.

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Rithvik Bollipalli and Arjun Kadhe in Challenger doubles final
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Rithvik Bollipalli and Arjun Kadhe in Challenger doubles final

The Hindu  

Top seeds Rithvik Bollipalli and Arjun Kadhe beat Toshihide Matsui of Japan and Ramkumar Ramanathan 6-3, 6-4 in the doubles semifinals of the $133,250 Challenger tennis tournament in Nonthaburi, Thailand, on Friday. The results: $133,250 Challenger, Nonthaburi, Thailand Doubles : Rithvik Bollipalli & Arjun Kadhe bt Toshihide Matsui & Ramkumar Ramanathan 6-3, 6-4. $25,000 ITF men, Kigali, Rwanda Singles : …

When Kargil soldiers help Nitesh play
3 months, 3 weeks ago

When Kargil soldiers help Nitesh play

New Indian Express  

Those six months left an indelible mark on Nitesh, who not only went on to clear the IIT entrance test and completed electrical engineering from IIT Mandi, Himachal Pradesh but also became a para-shuttler. With the win, India retained the SL3 gold, which Pramod Bhagat had won three years ago when badminton made its Paralympic debut in Tokyo. Maybe when …

Nitesh Kumar reaches men's singles SL3 final in Paris Paralympics badminton, secures maiden medal
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Nitesh Kumar reaches men's singles SL3 final in Paris Paralympics badminton, secures maiden medal

Hindustan Times  

Top-seeded Indian para shuttler Nitesh Kumar secured a maiden medal in men's singles SL3 category after reaching the finals with a commanding straight-game win over Japan's Daisuke Fujihara in their last four clash at the Paris Paralympics here on Sunday. India's para-shuttler Nitesh Kumar The 29-year-old, who overcame permanent leg damage from a 2009 accident, showed his dominance with a …

Paralympic Games: Sukant sets up semifinal clash with Suhas in semifinals; Nitesh too win
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Paralympic Games: Sukant sets up semifinal clash with Suhas in semifinals; Nitesh too win

The Hindu  

India's Sukant Kadam set up a men's singles SL4 semifinal clash against compatriot Suhas Yathiraj to assure India of a medal in para badminton but Krishna Nagar's title defence ended in agony following an ankle injury at the Paris Paralympics. Earlier, debutant Sukant thrashed Thailand's Teamarrom Siripong 21-12 21-12 to top group B and will clash with Suhas, a Tokyo …

Suhas Yathiraj, Sukant Kadam reach in semifinals to confirm India's first badminton medal at Paralympics 2024
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Suhas Yathiraj, Sukant Kadam reach in semifinals to confirm India's first badminton medal at Paralympics 2024

India TV News  

Suhas Yathiraj and Sukant Kadam have confirmed India its first para badminton medal at the Paralympics 2024 as both athletes have reached the semifinals of the SL4 category. Sukant defeated Thailand's Siripong Teamarrom to win his second game in Group B and confirm his place in the last four. Avani Lekhara and Mona Agarwal won gold and bronze in women's …

Paris Paralympics 2024: Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj and Sukant Kadam Get Contrasting Wins
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Paralympics 2024: Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj and Sukant Kadam Get Contrasting Wins

News 18  

Tokyo 2020 silver medallist Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj had a mixed day while Sukant Kadam won his opening match in the group stage on the opening day of badminton competitions at the 2024 Paris Paralympics on Thursday. The 41-year-old shuttler then came back a couple of hours later to start his campaign in the men’s singles SL4 on a rousing note, …

Paralympics: Tough draw doesn’t dampen mood of India’s shuttlers
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Paralympics: Tough draw doesn’t dampen mood of India’s shuttlers

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW: A tricky draw, especially in the mixed doubles SL3-SL5 category, caught India by surprise as soon as the 13-member team of shuttlers landed in Paris for the Paralympics on Sunday. As per the draw, the Indian pair of Nitesh Kumar and Thulsimathi Murugesan will be facing compatriots Suhas and Palak Kohli in the first-round match of the group stage …

Tokyo Paralympics Champion Pramod Bhagat Suspended For 18 months, Set To Miss Paris Games 2024
4 months, 1 week ago

Tokyo Paralympics Champion Pramod Bhagat Suspended For 18 months, Set To Miss Paris Games 2024

ABP News  

Pramod Bhagat, India’s para shuttler who won a gold medal at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020, will not be able to compete in the Paris Paralympics 2024 as he has been suspended for 18 months after being found guilty of breaching the anti-doping regulations, the Badminton World Federation announced in a statement. The Badminton World Federation announced in an official statement …

Paralympian Pramod Bhagat banned for 18 months for breaching anti-doping regulations
4 months, 1 week ago

Paralympian Pramod Bhagat banned for 18 months for breaching anti-doping regulations

India Today  

Pramod Bhagat will not be a part of the Paris Paralympics 2024 after being found guilty of breaching the Badminton World Federation’s anti-doping regulations. Back on March 1, the Anti-Doping Division of the Court of Arbitration of Sport found the badminton player in breach of the BWF anti-doping regulations for committing three whereabouts failures within 12 months. Pramod Bhagat’s historic …

IAS Suhas Lalinakere backs Indian badminton players to win medals at Paris Olympics 2024 | Exclusive
4 months, 4 weeks ago

IAS Suhas Lalinakere backs Indian badminton players to win medals at Paris Olympics 2024 | Exclusive

India TV News  

A total of 112 Indian athletes are set to compete in 69 different medal events at the Paris Olympics 2024. A glittering opening ceremony is set to take place today at Seine River and the Games will officially get underway from July 27 as India is aiming its best medal haul this time around. He feels India's men's doubles players …

China's young pair wins mixed doubles title at badminton's Thailand Open
7 months ago

China's young pair wins mixed doubles title at badminton's Thailand Open

China Daily  

BANGKOK -- Newly grouped pair Chen Boyang and Chen Fanghui underlined China's dominance in the mixed doubles by winning badminton's 2024 Thailand Open here on Sunday. The young shuttlers came back from behind to beat home favorites Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai 12-21, 21-12, 21-18 in a grueling final, winning the title for China despite the absence of Zheng Siwei/Huang …

World Para Athletics Championships 2024: Praveen finishes fourth in High Jump, Preethi qualifies for final
7 months ago

World Para Athletics Championships 2024: Praveen finishes fourth in High Jump, Preethi qualifies for final

The Hindu  

Preethi Pal and Praveen Kumar were the best-performing Indians on the second day of the Para Athletics World Championships, at the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium in Kobe, Japan, on Saturday. Preethi, a double gold medallist at the Indian Open Para Athletics Championships, clocked her personal best of 30.30 seconds, qualifying for the finals of the Women’s 200m T35 while Praveen, …

Badminton: Satwik-Chirag, Meiraba enter quarterfinals of Thailand Open
7 months, 1 week ago

Badminton: Satwik-Chirag, Meiraba enter quarterfinals of Thailand Open

The Hindu  

Continuing their splendid run, young Indian shuttler Maisnam Meiraba Luwang and star men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the quarterfinal of the Thailand Open Super 500 here on Thursday. A day after his upset win over compatriot HS Prannoy, the 21-year-old Meiraba, who trains at the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy, eliminated Denmark’s Mads Christophersen 21-14 and …

Indian sports wrap, April 21: Ajeetesh Sandhu shoots 5-under, finishes tied 14th
8 months ago

Indian sports wrap, April 21: Ajeetesh Sandhu shoots 5-under, finishes tied 14th

The Hindu  

GOLF Ajeetesh Sandhu shot a fine 5-under 66 to finish tied 14th, the best among Indian golfers, on the final day of the US$1million Saudi Open here on Sunday. - PTI Aditi Tied-64 at Chevron Championship, Thai star Atthaya leads Aditi Ashok was tied 64th among the 73 players who made the cut after the third round at the Chevron …

Badminton Asia Championships 2024: Sindhu, Prannoy progress; Lakshya, Srikanth bow out in singles
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Badminton Asia Championships 2024: Sindhu, Prannoy progress; Lakshya, Srikanth bow out in singles

The Hindu  

Top Indian shuttlers are in action on Wednesday as the round of 32 of Badminton Asia Championships 2024 begins at the Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium in the People’s Republic of China. Sindhu beat Goh Jin Wei of Malaysia 18-21, 14-21, 19-21 Aakarshi Kashyap lost to Thailand’s Busanan Ongbamrungphan 10-21, 11-21 Malvika Bansod lost to Sim Yu Jin of Korea …

Badminton Asia Championships 2024: Malvika, Panda sisters enter main draw
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Badminton Asia Championships 2024: Malvika, Panda sisters enter main draw

The Hindu  

Rising Indian shuttler Malvika Bansod won both her matches to qualify for women’s singles main draw of the Badminton Asia Championships on Tuesday. READ | India announces Thomas and Uber Cup squad, Sindhu opts out to prepare for Paris 2024 Olympics The Panda sisters -- Rutaparna and Swetaparna -- also won both their doubles group A qualifying matches to make …

I am expecting two badminton medals in Paris, says Olympian Aparna Popat
9 months, 3 weeks ago

I am expecting two badminton medals in Paris, says Olympian Aparna Popat

The Hindu  

The Indian women’s team, led by double Olympic medallist P.V. Top of the world: Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand celebrate after winning against Thailand’s Rawinda Prajongjai and Jongkolphan Kititharakul in their doubles finals match at the Badminton Asia Team Championships. It’s too soon to manifest a pattern here but the one positive certainly is that we have top class players …

Indian shuttler Arati Patil qualifies for Para Badminton World Championships 2024
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian shuttler Arati Patil qualifies for Para Badminton World Championships 2024

The Hindu  

Rising Indian shuttler Arati Patil has confirmed her berth at the upcoming BWF Para Badminton World Championships 2024, to be held in Pattaya, Thailand from February 20 to 25. The Khelo India gold medallist, 23, won a mixed doubles silver medal at the 2017 Asian Youth Para Games and has accumulated seven bronze medals in women’s singles and doubles events …

Indian Open badminton | Prannoy battles to maiden semifinals
11 months ago

Indian Open badminton | Prannoy battles to maiden semifinals

The Hindu  

Backed by a vociferous crowd, H. S. Prannoy navigated past a testing phase in the decider against a speedy Wang Tzu Wei for a place in his maiden quarterfinals of the India Open badminton in New Delhi on January 19. I expected a tough match and I’m happy to come through.” The results : Men singles: 8-H. S. Prannoy bt …

Badminton Asia Team Championship | Prannoy and Sindhu lead the Indian challenge
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Badminton Asia Team Championship | Prannoy and Sindhu lead the Indian challenge

The Hindu  

Double Olympic medallist P. V. Sindhu will make a come back to competitive circuit as she joins World No. Prannoy to lead a strong Indian challenge in the Badminton Asia Team Championships slated to be held in Shah Alam, Malaysia, from February 13 to 19. The 16-year-old senior national champion Anmol Kharb, Badminton Asia Junior Championships medallist Tanvi Sharma and …

PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy to Lead Indian Challenge at Badminton Asia Team Championships
11 months, 2 weeks ago

PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy to Lead Indian Challenge at Badminton Asia Team Championships

News 18  

Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and World No. The 16-year-old senior national champion Anmol Kharb, Badminton Asia Junior Championships medallist Tanvi Sharma and Ashmita Chaliha will provide backup to the former world champion in the women’s singles category. Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand, who helped the Indian team clinch a historic bronze medal last year at the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships …

Prannoy, Sen to lead Indian charge at China Masters Super 750
1 year, 1 month ago

Prannoy, Sen to lead Indian charge at China Masters Super 750

The Hindu  

Indian shuttlers, including comeback man HS Prannoy, will eye a good show at the China Masters - the season’s last BWF Super 750 event - beginning here on Tuesday in pursuit of valuable ranking points in the race to the Paris Olympics. Prannoy, who lost in the second round at the Japan Open Super 500 after returning to action following …

India wins 18 medals at Japan Para-Badminton International tournament
1 year, 1 month ago

India wins 18 medals at Japan Para-Badminton International tournament

The Hindu  

Para Asian Games gold medallist shuttler Pramod Bhagat continued his good run, bagging a gold medal in the SL3 singles category at the Hulic Daihatsu Japan Para Badminton International tournament in Tokyo. Nehal Gupta and Naveen Sivakumar also secured a gold medal for India in men’s doubles SL3-SL4 category beating compatriots Deep Ranjan Bisoyee and Manoj Sarkar 21-19 18-21 21-17 …

Asian Para Games Day 3: Medal rush continues for India; medal tally stands at 34
1 year, 1 month ago

Asian Para Games Day 3: Medal rush continues for India; medal tally stands at 34

Live Mint  

Asian Para Games Day 3: Medal rush continued to pour in for India with Nitesh Kumar, Thulasimathi Murugesan won a bronze medal in Badminton Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5. With this India's Asian Para Games 2023 medal tally stands at 34 medals - nine gold, 12 silver and 13 bronze. This year, India has sent 303 athletes : 191 men and 112 …

Asian Para Games 2023: India sweeps podium in men’s discus throw F54/55/56; India fourth in medal tally
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Para Games 2023: India sweeps podium in men’s discus throw F54/55/56; India fourth in medal tally

The Hindu  

India’s Neeraj Yadav, Yogesh Kathuniya and Muthuraja swept the men’s discus throw-F54/55/56 podium in the Hangzhou Asian Para Games on Tuesday. Deepthi then won a gold in women’s T20 category 400m race with the Games and Asian record timing of 56.69 seconds. Sharath Makanahalli Shankarappa won gold in the Men’s 5000m-T13 category READ | Asian Para Games 2023 medals tally …

Asian Para Games 2023 medals tally Highlights: October 24 - India fifth with 10 gold medals; China on top
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Para Games 2023 medals tally Highlights: October 24 - India fifth with 10 gold medals; China on top

The Hindu  

Deepthi Jeevanji won India’s eighth gold medal in the women’s 400m-T20, and setting a new Asian Para record and Games record at the Asian Para Games 2023 in Hangzhou, China on Tuesday. READ | Asian-Para-Games 2023: India medals tally on October 23; all winners list In the men’s 400m-T64 final, Ajay Kumar clinched silver with a personal best timing of …

India at Asian Para Games 2023: Complete list of Indian athletes
1 year, 2 months ago

India at Asian Para Games 2023: Complete list of Indian athletes

The Hindu  

India will send its biggest-ever contingent to the Asian Para Games 2023, which will take place between October 22-28 in Hangzhou, China. A total of 309 athletes from India including 196 men and 113 women will be competing in the 4th Asian Para Games. Here is the complete list of Indian athletes at the Asian Para Games 2023- Para Badminton …

Indian badminton: Srikanth, Kiran enter second round of Arctic Open 2023
1 year, 2 months ago

Indian badminton: Srikanth, Kiran enter second round of Arctic Open 2023

The Hindu  

Indian shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and Kiran George progressed to the men’s singles prequarterfinals but it was curtains for Mithun Manjunath at the Arctic Open Super 500 badminton tournament, here on Wednesday. Former world number one Srikanth, who was a part of India’s silver medal winning team at the Asian Games, sailed into the second round after his German opponent Max …

Asian Games 2023: Satwik-Chirag of India win country’s first-ever badminton gold in Asiad at Hangzhou
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Satwik-Chirag of India win country’s first-ever badminton gold in Asiad at Hangzhou

The Hindu  

At the Binjiang Gymnasium in China, 30 kilometres away from India’s controversy-laden Kabaddi match, a pair in their twenties was writing their own story into the history books. Ending a 61-year-old wait for India’s first badminton gold at the Asian Games, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirat Shetty finished on top of the podium in a sport China considers its own. Satwiksairaj …

Asian Games 2023: Indian Men One Win Away from First-ever Team Gold in Badminton
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Indian Men One Win Away from First-ever Team Gold in Badminton

News 18  

Kidambi Srikanth rallied his way to a thrilling win in a tense decider as India kept alive their hopes of winning a first-ever gold medal at the Asian Games, reaching the men’s team championships final with a 3-2 win over South Korea here on Saturday. 7 HS Prannoy showed nerves of steel to bounce back from an opening game reversal …

Asian Games 2023: Saketh-Ramkumar thwart South Korean pair to reach doubles final
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Saketh-Ramkumar thwart South Korean pair to reach doubles final

The Hindu  

Before the Asian Games, the last time the pair of Saketh Myneni and Ramkumar Ramanathan played together was in an ATP 500 event in Dubai last year where they came in as wildcards but was dumped in the opening round. In fact, since 2022, Ramkumar has had a successful pairing with Rohan Bopanna, winning two ATP 250 titles, while Saketh …

Asian Games | Myneni-Ramkumar combo weathers spirited challenge from Kwon-Hong
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games | Myneni-Ramkumar combo weathers spirited challenge from Kwon-Hong

The Hindu  

Before the Asian Games, the last time the pair of Saketh Myneni and Ramkumar Ramanathan played together was in an ATP 500 event in Dubai last year when they came in as wildcards but were dumped in the opening round. But when the pairing was announced for the men’s doubles at the Asian Games by the All Indian Tennis Association, …

India badminton squad for Asian Games 2022: Full teams for men and women
1 year, 2 months ago

India badminton squad for Asian Games 2022: Full teams for men and women

The Hindu  

India will be sending a strong badminton contingent to the Asian Games 2022 at Hangzhou, which is scheduled to take place from September 23 to October 8. 1 Kidambi Srikanth, Commonwealth Games 2022 champion Lakshya Sen and Ashmita Chaliha sealed their spots in the Indian badminton team for Asian Games 2023 after the four-day selection trials at the Jwala Gutta …

Asian Games: India's Tennis Star Sumit Nagal Hopes to Continue Medal-Winning Streak in Men's Singles Category
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games: India's Tennis Star Sumit Nagal Hopes to Continue Medal-Winning Streak in Men's Singles Category

News 18  

Team India has been able to secure a medal in the men’s singles category in the previous three editions of the Asian Games, tennis events. Since the Asian region does not boast of many top-100 players, who mainly come from the European nations, India’s biggest challenge would come from hosts China, Korea and Japan. “Seedings in men’s doubles and mixed …

Asian Games 2023, Tennis Preview: Ankita eyes Paris 2024 spot as history beckons in Hangzhou
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023, Tennis Preview: Ankita eyes Paris 2024 spot as history beckons in Hangzhou

The Hindu  

Rohan Bopanna will lead a nine-member Indian tennis contingent at the upcoming Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. 7 and 65 respectively, are the top seeds while the other Indian pair in the men’s doubles field - Saketh Myneni and Ramkumar Ramanathan - have been seeded second. India’s best performance at Asian Games in men’s singles is the gold medal Somdev …

Pramod Bhagat, Sukant Kadam eye ‘golden moments’ ahead of Para Asian Games
1 year, 3 months ago

Pramod Bhagat, Sukant Kadam eye ‘golden moments’ ahead of Para Asian Games

The Hindu  

Para shuttler Pramod Bhagat, gold medallist in the last edition of Para Asian Games, and Sukant Kadam, team event bronze medallist, are determined to script ‘golden’ moments in the coming Para Asian Games. Asian Games are always tough as the best talent in Asia competes, and this is important for me as I won gold at the last Asian Games, …

Prannoy climbs to sixth in BWF World Rankings, P.V. Sindhu ranked 14th
1 year, 3 months ago

Prannoy climbs to sixth in BWF World Rankings, P.V. Sindhu ranked 14th

The Hindu  

Prannoy achieved his career-best world ranking as the ace shuttler climbed to the No.6 spot in the latest rankings released by the Badminton World Federation on Tuesday. Prannoy, who won his maiden World Championships bronze medal moved three places up the ladder following his impressive performance and has amassed 72437 points. Disappointed not to get gold but bronze means a …

India at BWF World Championships 2023: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty, HS Prannoy in Action on August 25
1 year, 3 months ago

India at BWF World Championships 2023: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty, HS Prannoy in Action on August 25

News 18  

The BWF World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark will continue on August 25, Friday with Indian doubles and men’s singles players looking to progress into the latter stages. Thus, the highest-ranked Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are the only other Indians remaining in the World Championships. India’s schedule at BWF World Championships 2023 on August 25: …

BWF Badminton World Championships 2023, Day Four: Indians in action, IST Timings, streaming info
1 year, 4 months ago

BWF Badminton World Championships 2023, Day Four: Indians in action, IST Timings, streaming info

The Hindu  

Indian shuttlers H S Prannoy, Lakshya Sen along with the doubles pairing of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty and Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand will be in action on Thursday in the BWF Badminton World Championships being played in Copenhagen, Denmark. Where to watch BWF Badminton World Championships 2023 in India? The BWF Badminton World Championships 2023 will be telecast in India on Sports …

BWF Badminton World Championships 2023, Day One: Indians in action, IST Timings, streaming info
1 year, 4 months ago

BWF Badminton World Championships 2023, Day One: Indians in action, IST Timings, streaming info

The Hindu  

India begins its campaign at the BWF Badminton World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Monday. H S Prannoy, former bronze medallist Lakshya Sen and former silver medallist Kidambi Srikanth will play their first round matches in singles while Rohan Kapoor and N. Sikki Reddy will begin their mixed doubles campaign. Where to watch BWF Badminton World Championships 2023 in India? …

Badminton World Championships: Lakshya Sen, H S Prannoy lead India's challenge on Day 1, everything to know
1 year, 4 months ago

Badminton World Championships: Lakshya Sen, H S Prannoy lead India's challenge on Day 1, everything to know

India TV News  

Badminton World Championships 2023: India begin its campaign in the Badminton World Championships 2023 as several Indians would be in action on the opening day of the event. Ace shuttlers Lakshya Sen, H S Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth will play in their men's singles opening games. Mixed Doubles, Round of 64 - Rohan Kapoor and Sikki Reddy vs Adam Hall …

Prannoy, Sen lead India’s medal hunt; in-form Satwit-Chirag title favourites in BWF World Championships
1 year, 4 months ago

Prannoy, Sen lead India’s medal hunt; in-form Satwit-Chirag title favourites in BWF World Championships

The Hindu  

The in-form duo of H. S. Prannoy and Lakshya Sen will be at the forefront of India’s medal hunt at the BWF World Championships beginning here on Monday. FILE PHOTO: Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen. | Photo Credit: SAI Media/Twitter While the legendary Prakash Padukone was the first Indian to win a medal -- a bronze -- at the World Championships …

PV Sindhu gains two spots in latest BWF World Rankings, Kidambi Srikanth slips to 20th
1 year, 4 months ago

PV Sindhu gains two spots in latest BWF World Rankings, Kidambi Srikanth slips to 20th

The Hindu  

Double Olympic medallist P. V. Sindhu gained two places to reach the 15th spot, but Kidambi Srikanth lost a place to slip to the 20th position in the latest BWF World rankings released on Tuesday. Sindhu, who is going through a rough patch, recorded a quarterfinal finish at the Australian Open after losing to eventual champion Beiwen Zhang of the …

Bhagat-Kadam pair wins gold in Four-Nation Para-badminton meet in England
1 year, 4 months ago

Bhagat-Kadam pair wins gold in Four-Nation Para-badminton meet in England

The Hindu  

1 men’s doubles pairing of Pramod Bhagat and Sukant Kadam won a gold medal in the SL3-SL4 category at the Four Nations Para-Badminton International in Sheffield, England. Bhagat also secured a silver in the singles SL3 category as well as a silver in mixed doubles SL3- SU5 category with Manisha Ramdass. Nithya Sre secured a silver in the women’s SH6 …

Four Nations Para-Badminton International tournament | Pramod Bhagat, Sukant Kadam enter semifinals
1 year, 4 months ago

Four Nations Para-Badminton International tournament | Pramod Bhagat, Sukant Kadam enter semifinals

The Hindu  

Ace shuttlers Pramod Bhagat and Sukant Kadam have made it to the semifinals of the 4 Nations Para-Badminton International tournament. 1 pair of Pramod and Sukant won both their matches to secure a spot in the semis now they will face India’s Kumar Nitesh and Tarun. On the other hand, Sukant Kadam defeated India’s Tarun in a toughly fought quarterfinals. …

Pramod Bhagat and Sukant Kadam Make it to Semifinals of 4 Nations Para Badminton International
1 year, 4 months ago

Pramod Bhagat and Sukant Kadam Make it to Semifinals of 4 Nations Para Badminton International

News 18  

Pramod Bhagat and Sukant Kadam have made it to the semifinals of the 4 Nations Para Badminton International tournament. In the men’s doubles World, No 1 pair of Pramod and Sukant won both their matches to secure a spot in the semis now they will face India’s Kumar Nitesh and Tarun. On the other hand Sukant Kadam, defeated India’s Tarun …

Pramod Bhagat, Sukant Kadam qualify for Asian Para Games Hangzhou 2022
1 year, 4 months ago

Pramod Bhagat, Sukant Kadam qualify for Asian Para Games Hangzhou 2022

The Hindu  

Pramod Bhagat and Sukant Kadam were among the Indian shuttlers who qualified for the upcoming Asian Para Games scheduled to be held from September 23 to October 8 in Hangzhou, China. In the singles SL3 category, Paralympic gold medallist Pramod dominated the trials winning four out of his five matches. “I am happy to have sealed all 3 spots for …

Shuttlers Pramod Bhagat, Sukant Kadam Qualify for Asian Para Games
1 year, 4 months ago

Shuttlers Pramod Bhagat, Sukant Kadam Qualify for Asian Para Games

News 18  

Pramod Bhagat and Sukant Kadam were among the Indian shuttlers who qualified for the upcoming Asian Para Games scheduled to be held from September 23 to October 8 in Hangzhou, China. In the singles SL3 category, Paralympic gold medallist Pramod dominated the trials winning four out of his five matches. “I am happy to have sealed all 3 spots for …

How Satwik and Chirag can achieve number 1 world ranking in Men’s doubles
1 year, 4 months ago

How Satwik and Chirag can achieve number 1 world ranking in Men’s doubles

The Hindu  

India’s top men’s doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy achieved a career-high ranking of second in the latest BWF rankings. The Indian duo jumped up to second in the rankings after a win at the Korea Open, overtaking the Chinese pair of Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang, who they had defeated in the semifinal. The Korea Open …

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty rise to career-high World No 2 ranking
1 year, 4 months ago

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty rise to career-high World No 2 ranking

Firstpost  

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have moved to World No 2 - their career-best ranking after winning the Korea Open tournament. Fresh from winning the Korea Open, India’s men’s doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy rose to a career-best second spot in the latest BWF rankings. Satwik and Chirag jumped one place, displacing the Chinese pair of Liang …

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