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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 team competed in the 2011 Sudirman Cup and shared ...
The BWF World Championships, aka the World Badminton Championships, is a badminton tournament organized by the Badminton World Federation. [1] It's the most prestigious badminton competition, offering the most ranking points, along with the Summer Olympics badminton events introduced in 1992. [2] The winners of the tournament are World ...
The BWF World Ranking is the official ranking of the Badminton World Federation for badminton players who participate in tournaments sanctioned by Badminton World Federation. It is used to determine the qualification for the World Championships and Summer Olympic Games , [ 1 ] as well as BWF World Tour tournaments. [ 2 ]
She is the first and only Indian to become the badminton world champion and only the second individual athlete from India to win two consecutive medals at the Olympic Games. [9] She rose to a career-high world ranking of No. 2 in April 2017. [10] Sindhu broke into the top 20 of the BWF World Rankings in September 2012, at the age of 17. [11]
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 ...
Expenses (2019) US$28.27 million [1] Website. www.bwfbadminton.org. The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the international governing body for the sport of badminton approved by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It was founded in 1934 as the International Badminton Federation (IBF) with nine member nations (Canada, Denmark, England ...
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 ...
Prakash Padukone (born 10 June 1955) is an Indian former badminton player. He was ranked World No. 1 in 1980; the same year he became the first Indian to win the All England Open Badminton Championships. He was awarded the Arjuna award in 1972 and the Padma Shri in 1982 by the Government of India. [2] He is one of the co-founders of Olympic ...