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Her deal is one of the biggest in world badminton. [ 153 ] [ 154 ] She would reportedly get ₹ 40 crore (US$4.6 million) as sponsorship while the rest of the money would be for equipment. This was Li-Ning's second stint with Sindhu, who was with them for two years in 2014–2015 for a sum of ₹ 1.25 crore (equivalent to ₹ 2.0 crore or US ...
When her father was promoted and transferred from Haryana to Hyderabad, [23] [25] she took up badminton at the age of eight to express herself, as she did not know the local language well enough to socialise with other kids. [23] Her parents played badminton for a number of years. [23] Her mother, Usha Rani, was a state level badminton player ...
Fiji Hindi; Føroyskt; Français; ... Badminton mass media (4 C, 5 P) Mixed badminton (4 C, 25 P) N. National badminton teams (174 P) O. Badminton organizations (2 C ...
Badminton Association of India, is the governing body of badminton in India. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The association, which was formed in 1934, is registered under the societies act. [ 4 ] The body has been hosting annual national-level badminton tournaments in India since 1936.
Premier Badminton League, aka PBL, is a team badminton league operating in India. It was launched in 2016 and is one of the top badminton leagues in the world. [1] It features nine state or city-based franchise teams and the top Indian and international badminton talent. The league has reached an audience of more than 100 million through ...
India has several traditional games and sports, [1] some of which have been played for thousands of years. [2] [3] [4] Their popularity has greatly declined in the modern era, with Western sports having overtaken them during the British Raj, [5] and the Indian government now making some efforts to revive them.
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, [28] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Gutta is known for her skilled left-handed stroke-play and is one of the very few doubles players to use a forehand service. Gutta has won numerous medals for Indian badminton including the bronze medal 2011 BWF World Championships in London and a gold and silver at 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games respectively in the women's doubles event ...