Lakshya Sen, the World Championship bronze medallist will train with World No. 1 Victor Axelson in Dubai from Sunday with the Sports Ministry's Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) approving his request.
"I congratulate the whole team on behalf of the nation. This is not a small feat. You have done it. There was a time when we were so behind in these tournaments that no one would know here," said Modi
PV Sindhu lost to world number four and Olympic champion Chen Yu Fei in the semifinals of the Thailand Open.
In beating 14-time winners Indonesia 3-0 in the summit showdown in Bangkok, India, conjured one of the most remarkable feats in the country's sporting history.
The Indian badminton team has created history as they won the first-ever Thomas Cup trophy by thrashing the 14-time champions Indonesia in Bangkok on Sunday. Bollywood celebrities congratulated the boys on this huge win.
Taapsee Pannu showered love on her boyfriend Mathias Boe for his role in India's historic Thomas Cup win. Mathias is the Indian men’s badminton team’s doubles coach. For the unversed, Taapsee and Mathias's relationship has been going strong for years.
"Congratulations to the Indian men’s badminton team for winning the Thomas Cup! This extraordinary feat, with successive victories over Malaysia, Denmark, and Indonesia, calls for matching honour by the nation," said Anurag in a post
A determined Indian men's team etched its name in the history books by lifting the Thomas Cup title for the first time with a dominant 3-0 win over 14-time champions Indonesia in the final on Sunday.
Indian men's badminton team defeated Denmark 3-2 in one of the most thrilling matches in recent while
The 26-year-old lost her momentum after that incident, losing 21-13 19-21 16-21 to eventually sign off with a bronze medal.
Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu advanced to the quarterfinals of the Badminton Asia Championships after beating lowly-ranked Yue Yann Jaslyn Hooi of Singapore in straight games.
PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal fought off strong challenge from their opponents before winning their respective opening matches, but it was curtains for Lakshya Sen and B Sai Praneeth in Badminton Asia Championships.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, India's top doubles pair have advanced to the second round of the Badminton Asia Championships with a straight-game win of 21-13 21-9 against their Thai competitors.
Aakarshi Kashyap and Priyanshu Rajawat are set to be picked for the upcoming Commonwealth Games and Asian Games respectively after emerging as winners in women's and men's singles at Badminton Association of India's (BAI) selection trials here on Wednesday.
Kiran George will challenge Priyanshu Rajawat for the top spot in men's singles, while Aakarshi Kashyap will clash with Ashmita Chaliha to decide the women's singles winner in the BAI's national selection trials on Wednesday, April 20.
Former India chief coach U Vimal Kumar wants the country's young women to add more sting to their attack, develop a good finishing stroke and step up the pace.
Sameer Verma pulled out following a back injury as Kiran George and Priyanshu Rajawat remained in contention for the pole position in men's singles
B Sai Praneeth's hopes of making the Indian team for the upcoming major team events were dashed after he failed to top stage 2A group on day 3 of BAI's selection trials.
Danish legend Mathias Boe is likely to return for a second stint as the doubles coach of the Indian badminton team after Malaysia's Tan Kim Her declined the offer despite the Sports Ministry approving his appointment.
Saina Nehwal's decision to skip the selection trials for the CWG and the Asian Games could well be the beginning of an end to what has been an illustrious journey in international badminton for more than a decade and half.
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