Check out how India's athletes fared on Day 6, Thursday, August 1, 2024:
PV Sindhu is set to make a much-anticipated return to competitive badminton at the India Open Super 750 tournament after missing the season opener in Kuala Lumpur due to her wedding.
London 2012 Bronze medalist Saina Nehwal believes PV Sindhu can rediscover her winning form in time for the Paris Games
The star Indian pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy will be the key attraction in the men's doubles category. However, they are set to face a stiff competition as the line-up includes the three-time world champion and world No. 2 Indonesian duo of Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan alongside another Indonesian pair of Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto, who are currently ranked eighth in the world.
The 19-year-old Indian came up with a splendid display but it was not enough to prevent him doing down 17-21, 21-16, 17-21 after 55 minutes.
PV Sindhu finally fetched India its first ever World Championships gold in the sport but spent rest of the year struggling for form.
The former world number one duo had been sidelined from competitive action post the Paris Olympics due to Satwik's shoulder injury.
HS Prannoy climbed up two spots to achieve a career-best world number seven
Rising player Lakshya Sen went down to Denmark's Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus
Sindhu, Sen look to regain lost touch in Canada Open
Former world No. 1 Saina, who missed a lot of tournaments last year due to multiple injuries, moved to the second round after her opponent, Czech Republic's Tereza Svabikova, suffered a back injury and retired mid-way while trailing 20-22, 0-1 in an opening round match.
Lakshya Sen moved a place to world number 17, despite not competing in the last two weeks.
With the main draw of the Asian Badminton Championships set to get underway from Wednesday, the struggling Indian shuttlers face an uphill task.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty gained a place to achieve a career-best ranking
A look at India's schedule at the Paris Olympics on Monday, July 29, 2024:
A look at how India's athletes fared on Day 3, Monday, July 29, 2024:
Sindhu progressed to the quarterfinals with an easy straight-game win over Japan's Aya Ohori
P V Sindhu and Lakshya Sen sailed into the second round but it was curtains for Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth on a mixed day for India at the French Open Super 750 badminton tournament in Paris on Wednesday.
The women's doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand lost to top seeds Chen Qing Chen and Jia Yi Fan of China 18-21, 11-21.
The Indian duo will take on Chinese Taipei's Lee Jhe-Huei and Yang Po-Hsuan in the final on Sunday.
Lakshya Sen outsmarted reigning World champion Loh Kean Yew as India displayed its might to blank Singapore 3-0 and enter the mixed team badminton final at the Commonwealth Games, in Birmingham, on Monday.
The selectors had also proposed to pick one pair each for men's and women's doubles and two mixed doubles combinations through a round-robin tournament format to decide the final standings.
Swiss Open champion Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty strengthened their world number six position, while women's doubles pairing of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand was static at the 18th position.
Sindhu is the only Indian to feature in the women's singles competition.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with the Indian contingent which returned from the Paris Olympics with six medals.
Sen became only the third men's singles player after Prakash Padukone and Pullela Gopichand to reach the final
Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, Commonwealth Games gold medallist Lakshya Sen, Tokyo Olympic B Sai Praneeth and Ruthvika Shivani Gadde will be in action later on Wednesdat.
Badminton is not as popular as cricket in India and therefore comparatively does not attract as many sponsors.
None of the other three quarters boast of such a strong star cast but there would be a few mouth-watering opening round clashes to look forward to.
The Indian duo won 21-15, 21-13.
Kiran George lost to World champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand in the quarter-finals of the Indonesia Masters.
Srikanth lost 21-23, 8-21 to Korea's Chia Hao Lee, continuing his dismal run in international circuit this season.
Saina, who has been battling illness and injuries, is going through a bad patch, having lost six times in the first round this season.
Check out how India's athletes fared on Day 10, Monday, August 5, 2024:
Kidambi Srikanth created history as he became the first Indian man to enter the World Badminton Championships final after edging compatriot Lakshya Sen in a thrilling semi-final, in Huelva, Spain on Saturday. Srikanth rallied after losing
Indian badminton team created history on Sunday as they lifted the Thomas Cup trophy for the very first time.
Six medals from a 117-strong contingent is not ideal but India had its moments of joy, hope, frustration, and heartache.
P V Sindhu advanced to the second round after her opponent Li Yvonne Li of Germany retired after the first game.
While Sharath is the lone Khel Ratna award recipient, a total of 25 athletes including shuttlers Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy, woman boxer Nikhat Zareen, athletes Eldhose Paul, Avinash Sable have been nominated for the Arjuna Award this year.
Check out how India's athletes fared on Day 7, Friday, August 2, 2024:
