Indian women's team created history with a first-ever medal in the Badminton Asia Team Championships tournament with a thrilling 3-2 win over Thailand on Sunday. Once again, rising youngster Anmol Kharb won the clutch game in the final in Shah Alam, Malaysia.
Sameer Verma pulled out following a back injury as Kiran George and Priyanshu Rajawat remained in contention for the pole position in men's singles
B Sai Praneeth's hopes of making the Indian team for the upcoming major team events were dashed after he failed to top stage 2A group on day 3 of BAI's selection trials.
Around 70-75 players will be part of the camp, including top players like Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy, N sikki Reddy and Ashwini Ponnappa.
With Olympic qualifications in mind, the Badminton Association of India (BAI) on Monday announced a strong eight-member squad to participate in the three upcoming tournaments, scheduled in January.
The online programme will be held five-days a week for three weeks and the entire course has been divided into 39 topics, giving an enriching opportunity for coaches at various levels to interact and learn from elite level coaches.
The coronavirus outbreak has claimed 10 lives and infected nearly 600 people in the country, prompting the government to put the whole country under lockdown till April 14 to fight the spread of the deadly disease.
BAI president Himanta Biswa Sarma took to Twitter and announced a cash prize of Rs. 10 Lakh for the rising badminton star.
The young and inexperienced Indian team proved no match for their French counterparts, who were ranked lower in the men's doubles.
Having the comfort of family helped as she could focus on training more and it worked for the Indian shuttler which brought her laurels in the 2018 CWG.
India have been accorded the top seed this time and are clubbed with Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Scotland in Group A.
Sindhu achieved unprecedented success in the last couple of years but she also lost some heart-breaking losses in the finals of 2016 Rio Olympics, 2017 World Championship, 2017 Dubai Super Series Final and India Open this year.
The BWF Councils reason of proposing the changes is to optimise the presentation of badminton at the highest level, increase the commercial value of the sport and enhance the quality of its broadcast product.
India have been drawn in Group A against neighbours Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Europe's Scotland, which arguably makes it tough for them to progress to the knockout phase of the tournament.
The 1980 All England Champion said he played the sport only for the love of it and never thought about any remunerations.
New Delhi: India's performance at the Thomas and Uber Cup finals have once again laid bare the country's doubles woes and Badminton Association of India (BAI) has decided to address the recurring issue by hiring
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