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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 ...
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 ...
www.badmintonindia.org. 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. BAI has 28 state members that conduct badminton tournaments ...
India's history in rowing dates back to the British era. The country's first rowing club, the Calcutta Rowing Club was founded in 1858. The Rowing Federation of India administers the sport in the country. India's first ever Asian Games gold medal was won by Bajrang Lal Takhar in 2010 [173] but the country has never won an Olympic medal in the ...
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 ...
The India national badminton team represents India in international badminton team tournaments. It is governed by the Badminton Association of India . [ 2 ] The men's team won the Thomas Cup in 2022 , while the women's team have been semifinalists twice at the Uber Cup in 2014 and 2016 .
The Indian National Badminton Championships is a tournament organized to crown the best badminton players in India since 1934. Until the 1960s, foreign players could compete in the championships, which is why the winners' lists includes Malaysians and Danes (e.g. Erland Kops). The championships are locally now referred to as the All Indian ...
2024 India Open. The India Open is an annual badminton event which has been held in India since 2008 and is a BWF World Tour Super 750 international badminton tournament. [1] Its first three editions were designated as Grand Prix Gold events. In 2011, it was upgraded to the BWF Superseries tournament. [2]