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PM Modi Congratulates Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty After Badminton Asia Championships Title Win | Badminton News
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PM Modi Congratulates Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty After Badminton Asia Championships Title Win | Badminton News

[ad_1] Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty© TwitterPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed his happiness at the Indian men's doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty's title win at the Badminton Asia Championships. The star Indian men's doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty made history on Sunday by clinching the Badminton Asia Championships gold medal. It is India's second medal at the tournament after 1965 and their first in the men's doubles category. "Proud of @satwiksairaj and @Shettychirag04 for scripting history by becoming the first Indian Men's Doubles pair to win the Badminton Asia Championships Title. Congratulations to them and wishing them the very best for their future endeavours," tweeted PM Modi.Proud of @satwiksairaj and ...
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Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Win Historic Gold In Badminton Asia Championships | Badminton News
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Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Win Historic Gold In Badminton Asia Championships | Badminton News

[ad_1] tar doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty on Sunday broke a 58-year-old drought, becoming the first Indians after Dinesh Khanna to be crowned champions at the Asia badminton Championships in Dubai. The 2022 World Championships bronze medallists scripted a sensational comeback after an opening game reversal to edge past Malaysian combination of Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi 21-16, 17-21, 19-21 in a nail-biting final to accomplish a magnificent victory in the continental championship. Khanna is the only Indian to claim the gold medal, having achieved the feat when he beat Thailand's Sangob Rattanusorn in men's singles final in 1965 at Lucknow.India's previous best performance in men's doubles at the Asia Championships was a bronze-medal finish by Dipu Ghosh and Raman...
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Historic Feat: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Pair In Badminton Asia Championships final | Badminton News
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Historic Feat: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Pair In Badminton Asia Championships final | Badminton News

[ad_1] Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty© TwitterSatwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty became the first Indian men's doubles pair to enter the final of the Badminton Asia Championships after their opponents retired midway through the semi-final match, here on Saturday. After winning the first game, Satwik and Chirag were trailing 13-14 in the second when the Chinese Taipei duo of Lee Yang and Wang Chi-Lin retired, handing the match to the Indians. They face the eighth-seeded Malaysian pair of Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi, who defeated fourth seeds Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi of Japan 21-6 26-24 in the other semifinal, in the final on Sunday.Rankireddy and Shetty had earlier made it to a historic semifinals after outplaying Indonesia's experienced duo of Mohammad Ahsan and Hen...
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Asian Badminton Championships: PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth Win; Lakshya Sen Out | Badminton News
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Asian Badminton Championships: PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth Win; Lakshya Sen Out | Badminton News

[ad_1] On a day star shutter Lakshya Sen made a first-round exit, double Olympic medalist PV Sindhu and veteran Kidambi Srikanth began with easy wins to advance into the pre-quarterfinals of the Asia Badminton Championship, in Dubai on Wednesday. Commonwealth Games bronze medal-winning women's doubles pair Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand also kept the Indian flag high by making the last-16. Fresh from finishing runner-up at the Madrid Spain Masters, the former world champion, Sindhu defeated wen Chi Hsu 21-15, 22-20 in a 46-minute affair in the women's singles.Trailing 11-14 in the first game, the world No 11 Indian, who is on a comeback trail after a long injury lay-off, reeled off nine points in a row to take a lead.In the second game, the Taipei shuttler gave some fight but Sindhu ...
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Top Indian Stars, Including PV Sindhu, Eye Good Show At Asia Championships | Badminton News
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Top Indian Stars, Including PV Sindhu, Eye Good Show At Asia Championships | Badminton News

[ad_1] Top Indian shuttlers, including double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, will hope to find their rhythm as they begin their campaign in the main draw of the Asia Badminton Championships, in Dubai on Wednesday. The 40th edition of the prestigious continental competition started on Tuesday with the qualifying rounds, while the main draw comprising all the top players will happen only from Wednesday. It will be a tough task for India to return with a medal, considering most of the top players have been struggling with rhythm and form this season.India have so far won 17 medals at ABC with Dinesh Khanna claiming the lone gold in 1965 and the likes of Sindhu, Prannoy and Lakshya will have to really play out of their skins to break the title drought.On a comeback trial after a long injury la...
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HS Prannoy, PV Sindhu To Lead Indian Team At Sudirman Cup | Badminton News
19Apr By adminNo Comments
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HS Prannoy, PV Sindhu To Lead Indian Team At Sudirman Cup | Badminton News

[ad_1] Sudirman Cup will be held in Suzhou, China from May 14-21.© AFPHS Prannoy and two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu will lead the Indian challenge at the 2023 Sudirman Cup, scheduled in Suzhou, China, from May 14-21. The senior national selection committee, which met here on Tuesday, picked a "balanced" squad with an aim to clinch a first-ever medal in the mixed team championships. The Indian men had created history last year by winning the prestigious Thomas Cup and hopes of a potential podium finished were raised further following the bronze winning performance in the Asian Mixed Team Championships earlier this year."Sudirman Cup is a prestigious tournament and the selectors have picked the best squad after studying the domestic and international results. We are confident that th...
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Apple CEO Tim Cook “Served, Smashed” With Saina Nehwal, Pullella Gopichand. See Pics | Badminton News
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Apple CEO Tim Cook “Served, Smashed” With Saina Nehwal, Pullella Gopichand. See Pics | Badminton News

[ad_1] Apple CEO Tim Cook is currently on a visit to India on the occasion of a grand opening of India's first Apple retail store in Mumbai's Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC). "The energy, creativity, and passion in Mumbai is incredible! We are so excited to open Apple BKC — our first store in India," he tweeted on Tuesday morning. Apart from the store launch, Cook also met with Indian badminton stars Olympic medallist Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth, Pullela Gopichand, Parupalli Kashyap and interacted with them."Great meeting Coach Gopichand and badminton champions Saina Nehwal, Srikanth Kidambi, Chirag Shetty, and Parupalli Kashyap, who have played a part in putting badminton on the map for India. We served, smashed, and talked about how Apple Watch helps them train!" Cook tweeted.Great meeti...
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Fresh From Triumph In Orleans, Priyanshu Rajawat Attains Career-Best Rank | Badminton News
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Fresh From Triumph In Orleans, Priyanshu Rajawat Attains Career-Best Rank | Badminton News

[ad_1] Priyanshu Rajawat jumped 20 places to achieve a career-best world ranking of 38.© BAIRiding on his title-winning run at the Orleans Masters Super 300 tournament, India's Priyanshu Rajawat jumped 20 places to achieve a career-best world ranking of 38 in the latest BWF rankings issued on Tuesday. The 21-year-old from Madhya Pradesh clinched his maiden Super 300 title after beating Denmark's Magnus Johannsen 21-15, 19-21, 21-16 in the summit clash to accumulate some valuable ranking points.He is now the fourth-best ranked Indian men's singles player in the BWF rankings with 30,786 points.Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen, who is currently on a break, moved up a spot to 24th, while Kidambi Srikanth lost two places to slip to world No. 23.HS Prannoy continues to be the best-ranke...
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Priyanshu Rajawat Claims Maiden BWF World Tour Super 300 Title At Orleans Masters | Badminton News
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Priyanshu Rajawat Claims Maiden BWF World Tour Super 300 Title At Orleans Masters | Badminton News

[ad_1] India's Priyanshu Rajawat capped off an impressive week with a thrilling win in the final against Denmark's Magnus Johannesen to claim the men's singles title at the Orleans Masters on Sunday. The 21-year-old from Madhya Pradesh, who had played one match as part of the Indian team that registered an epic win at the 2022 Thomas Cup, saw off world number 49 Johannesen 21-15 19-21 21-16 in a 68-minute summit clash to grab the biggest title of his career. The two shuttlers, making it to the final after coming through the qualifiers, dished out some superb badminton, but the Indian rode on his ability to produce winners to secure the world tour super 300 crown.It was the first meeting between the two 21-year-olds, both looking for a breakthrough win but Rajawat, who didn't drop a game ...
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Madrid Masters: PV Sindhu Beats Yeo Jia Min To Reach First Final Of The Year | Badminton News
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Madrid Masters: PV Sindhu Beats Yeo Jia Min To Reach First Final Of The Year | Badminton News

[ad_1] File image of PV Sindhu© AFPDouble Olympic medallist PV Sindhu reached her first final of the year as she eked out a straight-game victory over Singapore's Yeo Jia Min at Madrid Spain Masters Super 300 tournament in Madrid on Saturday. The second seed Sindhu toiled hard for 48 minutes to pull off a 24-22. 22-20 win over the lowly-ranked Singaporean shuttler in an intensely fought women's singles semifinals. Sindhu came to the match with a 4-0 head-to head record against Min.Trailing 15-20, Sindhu, showed immense fighting spirit as she saved seven game points to take the first game 24-22.She used the body smash to great effect and converted the only game point opportunity she had.In the second game, Sindhu trailed 1-4, before opening a five point lead at 11-6.World no 33 Min howeve...
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