"chirag-shetty"

For a long time, Satwik and Chirag have been the best men’s doubles combination on the world badminton stage and were once even ranked World No.1 in 2023. One of the high-points of their career was winning the Asian Games gold in Hangzhou

India qualified for the prestigious mixed team championships based on their world ranking and will be eyeing to first seal their knock-out berth from a tough Group D line-up that also includes former champions Indonesia, two-time runners-up Denmark, and the formidable England

The women's doubles pair of seasoned Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto too fell by the wayside, losing a hard-fought three-game second round match 21-13 22-24 18-21 against Malaysian combination of Pei Kee Go and Mei Xing Teoh

The Asian Games champions, who reached back-to-back semifinals at Malaysia Super 1000 and India Super 750 in the last two weeks, outwitted Chen and Lin, ranked 38th in the world

The Indian pair lost to world no. 2 Nur Izzuddin and Goh Sze Fei of Malaysia at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall here on Saturday

Chirag and Satwik, who are former world number ones, have made a good start to the season by reaching the semifinals of the Malaysia Super 1000 last week

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty struggled to get the right start and trailed 6-11 at the break in the opening game

Chinese shuttler He Bing Jiao won against Sindhu in the 16th women single's round in straight sets- 19-21,  14-21

Lakshya Sen is the lone Indian remaining in medal hunt after emerging winner in an all-Indian contest against an indisposed HS Prannoy

The Group C match, scheduled for 12:00 pm (IST) at La Chapelle Arena Court 3, has been declared null and void due to the injury withdrawal of the German pair.

The withdrawal of Cordon means Group L will now be considered a three-player affair, involving Christie and Carraggi of Belgium besides Sen

India’s action-packed Saturday begins with Balraj Panwar competing in the single sculls heats of rowing at 12:30 PM.

India to send a contingent 120 sportspersons to Olympics, including Athletics team led by defending champion in men's javelin Neeraj Chopra

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, the World No. 1 badminton pair, described their BWF French Open final triumph in Paris as particularly satisfying, crediting their strong performance at the venue.

The world no.1 Indian pair registered a dominating win over reigning world champions Kang Minhyuk and Seo Seungjae of Korea 21-13, 21-16 in the semifinal late on Saturday night to make their third successive final of the 2024 season.

According to Olympics.com, the world number 11 Indian won the first game but lost the next two to the second-ranked shuttler from China in a 92-minute match, ending with scores of 24-22, 17-21, 18-21.

The Indian pair secured a 21-18, 21-14 against Tokyo Olympics bronze medallists Chia and Wooi Yik and progressed to the final of the BWF 750 Series badminton tournament.

Launching a relentless offensive, Chirag-Satwik made a strong statement in the opening game, racing to an impressive 11-3 lead.

Indian men’s doubles badminton player Satwiksairaj Rankireddy believes that the award will bring more responsibility to the players

While shooter Esha has recently scripted history with four medals at the 2020 Asian Games, Hussamuddin is a two-time bronze medal winner from Commonwealth Games from 2018 Gold Coast and 2022 Birmingham