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  2. Badminton - Wikipedia

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    Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players per side). Badminton is often played as a casual outdoor activity in a yard or on a beach; formal games are ...

  3. P. V. Sindhu - Wikipedia

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    Pusarla Venkata Sindhu, popularly known as PV Sindhu, (born 5 July 1995) [6] is an Indian badminton player. [7] Considered one of India's most successful sportspersons, Sindhu has won medals at various tournaments such as the Olympics and on the BWF circuit, including a gold at the 2019 World Championships. She is the first and only Indian to ...

  4. Saina Nehwal - Wikipedia

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    BWF profile. Saina Nehwal (pronunciation ⓘ; born 17 March 1990) is an Indian badminton player. A former world no. 1, she has won 24 international titles, which includes ten Superseries titles. Although she reached the world's 2nd in 2009, it was only in 2015 that she was able to attain the world no. 1 ranking, thereby becoming the only female ...

  5. Badminton in India - Wikipedia

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    Badminton is a popular sport in India. It is managed by the Badminton Association of India. Indian shuttlers Prakash Padukone, Srikanth Kidambi, Jwala Gutta, Saina Nehwal, P. V. Sindhu, Lakshya Sen, H. S. Prannoy, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have all been ranked in the top ten. Prakash Padukone was the first player from India to ...

  6. Lee Zii Jia - Wikipedia

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    Lee Zii Jia. Lee Zii Jia ASK (Chinese: 李梓嘉; pinyin: Lǐ Zǐjiā; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lí Chú-ka, born 29 March 1998), often referred to by his initials LZJ, is a Malaysian badminton player. He is a bronze medalist at the Olympic Games, Asian champion and All England champion. [4]

  7. Sport in England - Wikipedia

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    Sport in England plays a prominent role in English society. Popular teams sports in England include association football, cricket, field hockey, rugby union, rugby league, and netball. Major individual sports include badminton, athletics, tennis, boxing, golf, cycling, motorsport, and horseracing. Cricket is regarded as the national summer ...

  8. Lee Chong Wei - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 25 October 2024. Malaysian badminton player (born 1982) Not to be confused with Lee Chung-wei. For the biopic which is based on this person, see Lee Chong Wei (film). In this Chinese name, the family name is Lee (李). Badminton player Yang Berbahagia Datuk Lee Chong Wei 李宗伟 Lee at the 2012 Summer ...

  9. Traditional games of India - Wikipedia

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    Ball badminton. Ball badminton is a sport native to India. It is a racket sport game, played with a yellow ball made of wool, on a court of fixed dimensions (12 by 24 metres) divided by a net. The game was played as early as 1856 by the royal family in Tanjore, the capital of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu, India.