In May, the BWF had unveiled a revised international calendar to salvage the remainder of the season, disrupted by the global health crisis which is showing no signs of abating

It was one of the big moments as badminton was introduced in 1992 Olympics in Barcelona only. Although I did not have any big result, it was a big achievement, says shuttler Lakshmi

The youngster, who turned 23 on Saturday, feels staying away from the game for such a long period is not good for any player.

"From 2000 to 2020, after 20 years, I have to say goodbye to the national team. It is very difficult to speak it out," the two time Olympic gold medalist said on Weibo, China's Twitter-like social media, reports Xinhua news agency.

"I can see without any problem while I'm playing," the world number one, who underwent surgery for an eye socket fracture in February after the car crash, told reporters.

After BAI had nominated singles player Sameer Verma, doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, Prannoy took to twitter to show his displeasure

Anand held the No.1 in the country for quite a number of years.

"We have received an email from Srikanth in which he has accepted the mistake and he has also promised to not indulge in such activities in the future. Considering the talent of Srikanth and his accomplishments, we have decided to recommend his name for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award," BAI General Secretary Ajay Singhania said.

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) too, in accordance with the situation, has cancelled a few tournaments in the revised calendar, including Hyderabad Open.

Swiss Open, a Super 300 event on the HSBC BWF World Tour, was scheduled to take place from March 17 to 22 and was earlier suspended due to the spread of the contagious disease

The event was part of the BWF's revised calendar to restart the sport after the pandemic-forced cancellations since March

The shuttler says it is the same old story as he was not considered for Arjuna Award again

They motivate each other and push themselves to go the extra mile during workouts to stay fit and positive during these tough times.

Hyderabad Open to be held in August as BWF announced revised calendar

The circuit will restart in Taiwan on September 1, the Badminton World Federation said, with 16 tournaments building up to the World Tour Finals in Guangzhou, southern China from December 16.

The gentleman coach nurtured players like Manoj Kumar, Praveen Kumar, Pullela Gopichand, Jwala Gutta to dizzy heights. He produced 33 international and his trainees won over 230-odd National titles.

In January this year, the world body had approved the use of synthetic feather shuttlecocks at sanctioned international tournaments of all levels from 2021.