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Nitin Kumar and Likhita Srivastava won the mixed doubles gold medal at the Yonex-Sunrise Memorial All India Senior Ranking Badminton Tournament in Pune. Likhita also added a women's doubles silver, underlining the success of Suchitra Badminton Academy's training programme

PV Sindhu storming into the Australian Open semifinals with a dominant 21-6, 21-9 win over Chen Su Yu. She will face top seed Akane Yamaguchi next, while rising Indian star Tanvi Sharma exited in the quarterfinals

PV Sindhu leads a 24-member Indian squad at the Australian Open 2026 in Sydney. While HS Prannoy and Ayush Shetty look to rebound, India will miss key stars including Lakshya Sen and the duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag ShettY

Fourth-seeded trainees from Hyderabad’s Suchitra Badminton Academy, Kimkim Khongsai and Liansangpuia, swept the U-15 Mixed Doubles title at the All India National Ranking Tournament, defeating their opponents 21-10, 21-15 in a clinical final showdown

Hariharan Amsakarunan and MR Arjun advanced to their maiden BWF Super 1000 quarterfinals by upsetting Malaysia's Aaron Tai and Kang Khai Xing at the Indonesia Open. Meanwhile, PV Sindhu and Ayush Shetty exited in the Round of 16

Ayush Shetty battled back from a game down to defeat China’s Weng Hong Yang and enter the second round of the Indonesia Open. Mixed doubles pair Rohan Kapoor and Ruthvika Shivani also advanced after upsetting a higher-ranked Chinese Taipei combination

HS Prannoy dominates against World No. 5 Jonatan Christie 10-21, 21-12, 21-18

Sindhu,will draw confidence from her strong history at the event, having won the title in 2022

Ashmita looked in complete control against the world No. 55, dominating the opening game with a comfortable win

The decision comes after Satwik and Chirag showed signs of rediscovering rhythm and confidence during their campaign in Thailand. Satwik-Chirag pull out of Malaysia Masters after Thailand Open silver

With PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen already out of the tournament, Satwik and Chirag carried India’s hopes in Bangkok and handled the pressure well

The World Tour Finals 2025 bronze medal-winning pair of Satwik and Chirag outplayed their Malaysian opponents in straight games in 44 minutes

Saina Nehwal said her rivalry with P. V. Sindhu helped popularise badminton in India. She highlighted the importance of early training systems, school support for young athletes, and shared her views on fairness and evolving debates in sport.

Ayush Shetty stunned World No. 1 Kunlavut Vitidsarn 10-21, 21-19, 21-17 to enter the Badminton Asia Championships final in Ningbo. The 20-year-old becomes only the second Indian to reach the men’s singles final in the continental event.

India’s Ayush Shetty produced a stunning upset at the Badminton Asia Championships, defeating World No. 4 Jonatan Christie 23-21, 21-17 in Ningbo. The 20-year-old maintained his unbeaten run in the tournament and stormed into the quarterfinals.

India’s young badminton star Ayush Shetty pulled off a major upset by defeating world No. 7 Li Shi Feng in straight games at the Badminton Asia Championships, advancing to the pre-quarterfinals after a dominant performance in the latter stages of both games.

Telangana defeated Andhra Pradesh 5-3 while Kerala finished third

While the sport offers excellent cardiovascular and musculoskeletal benefits, it also places significant stress on the joints and soft tissues. As a result, badminton players—both recreational and competitive—are prone to specific sports injuries if proper precautions are not taken.

TSWREIS alumni Sabhavath Babu Naik and P. Shashidhar helped India clinch gold at the Indo-Indonesia Ball Badminton Test Series in Bali, Indonesia. The Association lauded the players’ achievement and recognised their mentors for dedicated training and guidance.

PV Sindhu advanced to the Malaysia Open quarterfinals after a straight-game win over Japan’s Tomoka Miyazaki. In men’s doubles, Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy also progressed with a convincing victory.