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IBL 2023: Antusiasme Andakara Prastawa Hadapi Final Keenam

Andakara Prastawa bakal menghadapi final keenamnya sepanjang karier tampil di kompetisi Indonesia Basketball League (IBL). Ia menyambutnya dengan antusias dan bertekad menang.

PV Sindhu Slips To World No. 17, Lowest Ranking In Over A Decade

Battling an inconsistent form, double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu on Tuesday slipped five places to world number 17 in the latest BWF world rankings. Ever since returning from a five-month long injury layoff, Sindhu has struggled to string together a series of wins in a week, resulting in a title-less streak this season. A former world number 2 Sindhu, who had suffered a stress fracture on her ankle during her title-winning run at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, currently has 49,480 points from 14 tournaments.

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy 'Smashes' Guinness World Record With Fastest Badminton Hits

Star India shuttler Satwiksairaj Rankireddy has set the Guinness world record for the fastest hit by a male player in badminton, recording a mindboggling 565 km/h with his smash. Satwik, who alongwith his partner Chirag Shetty won the Indonesia Open Super 1000 recently, thus broke a decade-long record set in May, 2013 by Malaysian Tan Boon Heong, who had produced a speed of 493 km/h (306.34 mph) with his smash. Satwik's smash was faster than the top speed of 372.6 km/h achieved by a Formula 1 car.