HS Prannoy questioned the Asian Games 2026 badminton schedule after Ayush Shetty and Unnati Hooda were required to play twice on Saturday. Both reached the Round of 16 after morning matches before returning to court later in the evening.
India defeated Bangladesh 3-0 to advance to the quarterfinals of the men’s team event at the Asian Games in Japan. Lakshya Sen, Ayush Shetty and Kidambi Srikanth won their respective singles matches, with India set to face Japan next.
India swept Kazakhstan 3-0 in the women’s badminton team Round of 16 at the Asian Games, with PV Sindhu, Unnati Hooda and Tanvi Sharma winning their singles matches. India will face Japan in the quarterfinals on Tuesday.
