Badminton
Paralympics: Good day for India in para-badminton
Bhagat, the World No 1 in his category and the reigning world champion, beat the Ukrainian 21-12, 21-9 in 25 minutes. This was the second win for Bhagat in this three-player Group, jumping to a big lead in both games before sealing an impressive victory. Bhagat had beaten compatriot Manoj Sarkar in straight games in his opening match in Tokyo. The SL3 category has six players divided into two groups,
PV Sindhu accorded warm welcome on arrival in Delhi
Hundreds of fans poured in and gave Sindhu a befitting welcome with drums and dhols. Sindhu had created history by becoming the first Indian women to win two Olympic medals for the country. The government of Andhra Pradesh has announced to reward of Rs 30 lakh for the ace shuttler who had also won silver at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Tokyo Olympics: Sindhu storms into the semis in women's singles
Sindhu, looking to add a gold medal to the silver she won in Rio, dominated her Japanese rival at the net, created points with her disguised shots, and completed straight game wins. The Indian 26-year-old Indian shuttler from Hyderabad was in total control of the first game and then quelled a strong fightback by Akane to reach the semifinals for the second successive Olympics.
Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu reaches women's singles quarterfinals
Mia, who was ranked 11th in the world a couple of years back, had sent Sindhu packing from the Thailand Open in January this year, found the Indian star, silver medallist at the Rio Olympics and gunning for gold here, too strong on Thursday and could not play her usual game as Sindhu took control from the start.
Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu makes it to knockout round with win over Hong Kong's Cheung
Sindhu's better court coverage and her use of the angles was the key to her victory against the 28-year old Cheung, who lost her sixth consecutive career match to the tall Indian shuttler. The sixth-seeded Sindhu raced to an 11-5 lead as Cheung fruitlessly tried to push the 26-year old Indian deep into the corners of the forehand backcourt, ending up pushing the shuttles long.
Tokyo Olympics Badminton: Shetty-Rankireddy hold nerve to win; Sai Praneeth loses
However, India's hope in men's singles, B Sai Praneeth suffered a shock loss against Misha Zilberman of Israel in his first Groupd D match. The Indian pair won the first game before the Chinese Taipei duo bounced back in the second game. The final game was closely fought till the end as the Indians ensured they wouldn't give in. The Chinese Taipei pair seemed to have moved into a decisive lead at 16-13. But Chirag and Satwik refused to budge.
Para shuttlers Yathiraj, Sarkar get bipartite quotas for Paralympics
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) awarded bipartite quota places to Suhas L. Yathiraj in men's singles SL4 and Manoj Sarkar in men's singles SL3, the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) said in a release on Friday. The addition of the two para shuttlers also boosted India's medal prospects in the two men's singles categories. India already has Bhagat in men's singles SL3.
R. Satwiksairaj, Konaseema boy in quest of badminton Olympic glory
It is no mean feat for a boy like Satwiksairaj, coming from a humble background in a small town to rise up to Olympic standards. The 21-year-old shuttler from Amalapuram, a green and picturesque Godavari town, picked up the game while hanging around with his physical trainer father. As time passed by, the child blossomed into an excellent player and went on to bag a medal in the doubles category at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
BWF expresses confidence for top-quality badminton at Olympics
Various bodies responsible for the preparations including the world governing body of badminton were working very hard to make the Games a success, BWF secretary general Thomas Lund said. He was also upbeat that no major declines of invitations had been registered with a full turn out of top shuttlers expected to show up for the event despite the unprecedented challenges presented by the COVID-19 situation.
Would like to have breakfast with Serena Williams: Sindhu
In response to a question on which famous stranger would she like to have breakfast with and why, the 2019 World Championships gold medallist in Basel, said, "Serena Williams. I also like it when people are jovial and friendly and greet you in the morning, ask how you are. I think that is very nice." Talking about her training schedule, Sindhu, who is a medal contender at the Tokyo Olympics in July.
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