Badminton-India's Prannoy pins Paris hopes on element of surprise
NEW DELHI : Being on the wrong side of 30 in the brutally demanding sport of badminton, HS Prannoy prefers his matches to be short and sweet.
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Full List Of Indian Athletes Who Have Sealed Paris Olympics Berth
The highly anticipated Olympics 2024 are all set to kick-start from July 26 and will conclude on August 11. The Olympics will be hosted in Paris and a total of 206 countries will be participating from all over the world. The 2024 Paris Olympics will feature 45 different sports, including 41 that are considered mainstay Olympic sports. Four new sports like breaking, skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing have also been included in this edition' roster. India will be sending close to 120 athletes to Paris for the upcoming Olympic games in French capital.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Eyeing 'Great Things' At Paris Olympics
Star Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty has "cracked" the service variation challenge and is focussing on "comprehensive physical and mental conditioning" to ensure peak performance at the upcoming Paris Olympics. Satwik, 23, and Chirag, 26, have been troubled by the wide variations of tumble, spin and wide serves that their opponents, mainly the Koreans and Indonesians, have employed against them during the recent tournaments. Chirag said they have addressed the "new challenge" and remains confident of negotiating it during the Paris Games.
"Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Our Best Bet": Badminton Great Leroy D'Sa Ahead Of Paris Olympics
There is nobody more qualified in Indian badminton than Leroy D'Sa to talk about doubles in badminton. The only Indian shuttler to win four medals at the Asian Games, D'Sa is one of the finest doubles players the country has ever produced, and his success came at a time when doubles was the ignored art. D'Sa had to regularly set up scratch partnerships with top male and female singles players like Prakash Padukone, Ami Ghia, and Kanwal Thakur Singh to win medals in Asian Games doubles and mixed doubles.
Prakash Padukone To Mentor India Badminton Squad In Paris Olympics
Legendary Prakash Padukone is set to travel as a mentor along with the 15-member Indian badminton squad for the Paris Olympics, beginning on July 26. Padukone, the first Indian to win the All England Championship, was retired in 1991 even as badminton was introduced in the Olympics at the 1992 Barcelona Games. While Lakshya Sen is a product of the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy (PPBA), Sindhu had announced Padukone as her mentor ahead of the Paris Games after shifting her base to Bengaluru from Hyderabad. She is preparing for her third Olympics.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Eyeing 'Great Things' At Paris Olympics
Star Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty has "cracked" the service variation challenge and is focussing on "comprehensive physical and mental conditioning" to ensure peak performance at the upcoming Paris Olympics. Satwik, 23, and Chirag, 26, have been troubled by the wide variations of tumble, spin and wide serves that their opponents, mainly the Koreans and Indonesians, have employed against them during the recent tournaments. Chirag said they have addressed the "new challenge" and remains confident of negotiating it during the Paris Games.
Senangnya Richie Tembus 4 Besar dalam Debutnya di BAJC 2024
Melakoni debutnya di turnamen BNI Badminton Asia Junior Championships 2024 (BAJC 2024), Richie Duta Richardo senang sekali usai memastikan diri lolos ke semifinal.
Lakshya Sen Set To Spearhead India's Challenge At Canada Open 2024
Ace shuttler Lakshya Sen is set to spearhead India's challenge at the Canada Open 2024 badminton tournament, which is set to spearhead the nation's challenge on Tuesday. The Commonwealth Games gold medallist will look to defend his crown in the upcoming edition. He won the championship last year by defeating the Asian Games gold medallist Li Shifeng of the People's Republic of China in straight games. Lakshya is seeded fourth in the upcoming edition, and he will begin his campaign against one of the players from the qualification rounds.