The Badminton World Federation has allotted the prestigious BWF World Championship to India for 2026, it was officially announced on Tuesday.
India's singles shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and P.V. Sindhu advanced while mixed doubles and men's doubles pairs bowed out of the $1 million China Open World Tour Super 1000 tournament here Thursday.
Experienced shuttler Ashwini Ponnappa said in order to improve the standards of Indian doubles teams, academy coaches should pay attention to every format rather than focussing solely on singles.
Ace Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and P.V. Sindhu advanced to the quarter-finals of the women's singles competition while the women's duo of Ashwini Ponnappa and N. Sikki Reddy perished in the quarters of the 2018 Asian Games on Saturday.
Vinesh Phogat became the first Indian woman wrestler to win an Asian Games gold while the shooters bagged two silver medals on the second day of competitions in Jakarta on Monday.
Women's singles star P.V, Sindhu was the lone Indian to enter the semi-finals of the Badminton World Championships, with Saina Nehwal, B. Sai Praneeth and the mixed doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa losing in the quarter-finals here on Friday.
PV Sindhu and Pranaav Jerry Chopra /Sikki Reddy, the only ones to enter semi-finals while other Indian shuttlers end their campaign.
ASHWINI PONNAPPA/SATWIK along with Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu, Parupalli Kashyap among other Indian shuttlers enter quarter-finals of India Open while Srikanth suffered shock defeat.
DEFENDING CHAMPION PV Sindhu and World No. 3 Kidambi Srikanth led the heavyweights into the second round of the India Open 2018.
ASHWINI PONNAPPA and Gurusaidut shares some fond memories with their teammates and wishes the best for the rest of the season.
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