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His body has been ravaged by a spate of illnesses, the most recent being a bout of chikungunya, but seasoned Indian badminton player H S Prannoy is unwilling to let it come in the way of a dream Olympic debut that is happening a tad late in his career. He is focused on…
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India will be represented by 117 athletes at this month’s Paris Olympics after the sports ministry cleared the final contingent that also features 140 support staff and officials, of which 72 have been approved at “cost to the government” to meet the “requirements” of the travelling sportspersons. The only qualified athlete missing from…
Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy were on Friday handed easy groups for the Paris Games beginning on July 26. Sindhu, who won the silver medal at the Rio Games and followed that with a bronze in Tokyo Olympics, has been seeded 10th. The World number 13 has been drawn in…
The highly anticipated Olympics 2024 are all set to kick-start from July 26 and will conclude on August 11. The Olympics will be hosted in Paris and a total of 206 countries will be participating from all over the world. The 2024 Paris Olympics will feature 45 different sports, including 41 that are…
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China Badminton Association also expressed deep sorrow and shock. Zhang Zhijie, a 17-year-old Chinese badminton player, died after collapsing on the court during the Badminton Asia Junior Championships in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, as per a report in Marca. The shuttler was playing against Japan’s Kazuma Kawano in the opening game on June 30, which was tied…
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File photo of Lakshya Sen.© X (formerly Twitter) Ace shuttler Lakshya Sen is set to spearhead India’s challenge at the Canada Open 2024 badminton tournament, which is set to spearhead the nation’s challenge on Tuesday. The Commonwealth Games gold medallist will look to defend his crown in the upcoming edition. He won the…
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PV Sindhu vs Wang Zhi Yi, Malaysia Masters Women’s Singles Final Live Updates: Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu will be taking on China’s Wang Zhiyi in the final of Malaysia Masters in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday. On Saturday, Sindhu earned a shot at the USD 420,000 Malaysia Masters crown after entering the women’s singles final…
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File photo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (right) and Chirag Shetty© X (formerly Twitter) Star Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty sailed to the semifinals with a straight-game win over Malaysians Junaidi Arif and Roy King Yap at the Thailand Open in Bangkok on Friday. The world No. 3 Indian duo…
Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu and the two top doubles pairs have opted out of the Uber Cup but a strong men’s team will take the court for its title defence in the Thomas Cup, commencing in Chengdu from April 27. Sindhu, who has played six tournaments since returning to action at the Badminton…
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File photo of PV Sindhu.© AFP Star Indian shuttler PV Sindhu continued her impressive run at the Madrid Spain Masters, advancing to the quarterfinals with a comfortable straight-game win over Chinese Taipei’s Huang Yu-Hsun in Madrid on Thursday. It was a smooth performance from Sindhu as she was hardly tested by the Taiwanese qualifier, ranked…
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