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Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Eyeing ‘Great Things’ At Paris Olympics

July 3, 2024 admin

Star Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty has “cracked” the service variation challenge and is focussing on “comprehensive physical and mental conditioning” to ensure peak performance at the upcoming Paris Olympics. Satwik, 23, and Chirag, 26, have been troubled by the wide variations of tumble, spin and wide serves…

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“Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Our Best Bet”: Badminton Great Leroy D’Sa Ahead Of Paris Olympics

July 2, 2024 admin

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…

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PV Sindhu Heartbroken As Chinese Badminton Player, Aged 17, Dies On Court

July 1, 2024 admin

A 17-year-old Chinese badminton player died after collapsing on court during an international tournament in Indonesia, officials said on Monday, mourning him as “outstanding” and “talented”. Zhang Zhijie was suddenly taken ill during a match late Sunday against Japan’s Kazuma Kawano at the Asia Junior Championships in Yogyakarta. The score was 11-11 in…

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“I Learned The Smash From Volleyball”: Indian Shuttler Satwiksairaj Rankireddy

June 19, 2024 admin

Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, the bronze medallists from the 2022 World Championship in Tokyo and the 2022 Asian Games gold medallists, are the first Indian men’s doubles pair to be ranked world No.1 in badminton and will represent India at Paris 2024. The duo met with Dinesh Karthik on JioCinema’s ‘Get Set…

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Singapore Open: Treesa Jolly And Gayatri Gopichand’s Dream Run Ends With Semifinal Loss

June 1, 2024 admin

Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand in action© X (Twitter) Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand’s stunning run at the Singapore Open came to an end with a straight game loss to World No 4. pair Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida in semifinals in Singapore on Saturday. With the defeat, India’s campaign at the BWF…

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Singapore Open: Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand Stun Korean Duo To Enter Semifinals

May 31, 2024 admin

Indian women’s doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand© Badminton Photo Continuing their brilliant run, Indian women’s doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand defeated another Korean duo, world no. 6 Kim So Yeong and Kong Hee Yong in a nail-biting quarterfinal, on Friday. The Indians, ranked no. 30 in the…

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Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand upset World No. 2 Baek-Lee; PV Sindhu goes down to Marin

May 30, 2024 admin

PV Sindhu suffered yet another setback against Carolina Marin, but the rising Indian women’s doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand stunned world number two Baek Ha Na and Lee So Hee of South Korea to enter the quarterfinals at Singapore Open here on Thursday. Double Olympic medallist Sindhu blew away an…

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Singapore Open: PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy Enter 2nd Round, Lakshya Sen Crashes Out

May 29, 2024 admin

Star shuttlers PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy progressed to the second round but Lakshya Sen went down fighting to world No. 1 Viktor Axelsen at the Singapore Open Super 750 Badminton Tournament here on Wednesday. Sindhu had last won a BWF title at Singapore two years back and she entered the tournament after…

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Satwik-Chirag Suffer Shock Defeat In Opening Round Of Singapore Open

May 28, 2024 admin

File image of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty.© AFP World No. 1 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty crashed out of the Singapore Open after suffering a shock defeat against Denmark’s world number 34 Daniel Lundgaard and Mads Vestergaard in the opening round, here Tuesday. One of the favourites to win a gold medal…

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PV Sindhu To Spearhead India’s Challenge At BWF Singapore Open 2024

May 28, 2024 admin

India’s ace shuttler, PV Sindhu is set to spearhead the Indian contingent at the Singapore Badminton Open 2024 BWF Super 750 tournament in order to end her drought in Singapore following her brilliant run in Kuala Lumpur’s Malaysia Masters recently. India’s Chirag Shetty/Satwiksairaj Rankireddy will be the top billing in the men’s doubles…

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