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Amid Thomas Cup triumph celebrations, Deaflympics shuttler Jerlin Anika quietly achieves rare feat - timesofindia.indiatimes.com - Brazil - Australia - Japan - Indonesia - India - Malaysia - Bangkok

Amid Thomas Cup triumph celebrations, Deaflympics shuttler Jerlin Anika quietly achieves rare feat

Thomas Cup triumph in Bangkok, J Jerlin Anika is another Indian shuttler who has been making waves with her unprecedented gold-medal winning feat in Deaflympics in Brazil. The 18-year-old hearing-impaired shuttler from Madurai also achieved something unique -- three gold medals at the 24th Summer Deaflympics at Caxias do Sul in Brazil, just a few days before the Indian men's team dethroned Indonesia to become the Thomas Cup champions. Anika secured a gold each in women's singles, mixed doubles and mixed team event.

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Kidambi Srikanth - "How's The Josh?" Chirag Shetty Gives A Peek Into Thomas Cup-Winning Indian Badminton Team's WhatsApp Group - sports.ndtv.com - China - Indonesia - India - Bangkok

"How's The Josh?" Chirag Shetty Gives A Peek Into Thomas Cup-Winning Indian Badminton Team's WhatsApp Group

The Indian men's badminton team reached a new high on Sunday when it clinched the Thomas Cup title in Bangkok. The Indian side became only the sixth to win the prestigious tournament, often considered the world team championships of the sport. India defeated 14-time winners Indonesia 3-0 in the final. In the title clash, World Championships medallists Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth won their respective singles ties while the doubles team of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy also won their match. It was truly a memorable achievement.

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Kidambi Srikanth - Michelle Li 51 (51) - Kidambi Srikanth Off To Winning Start In Thailand Open, Enters Second Round - sports.ndtv.com - France - Denmark - Canada - Japan - Ireland - Indonesia - India - Thailand

Kidambi Srikanth Off To Winning Start In Thailand Open, Enters Second Round

Fresh from playing a major role in India's historic Thomas Cup triumph, ace shuttler Kidambi Srikanth advanced to the men's singles second round of the Thailand Open with a tough three-game win over Brice Leverdez of France here on Wednesday. Srikanth, seeded eighth in the BWF Super 500 tournament, won the first round match 18-21 21-10 21-16 in 49 minutes. He next faces qualifier Nhat Nguyen of Ireland, who defeated Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus of Denmark 21-12 23-21 in the first round.

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Thomas Cup - Chirag Shetty - Tanisha Crasto - Thomas Cup Winners Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Pull Out Of Thailand Open - sports.ndtv.com - France - Denmark - China - Japan - Tokyo - India - Thailand - county Thomas - Malaysia

Thomas Cup Winners Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Pull Out Of Thailand Open

Star doubles pairing of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, who played a pivotal role in India's historic Thomas Cup triumph, pulled out of the Thailand Open Super 500 tournament beginning on Tuesday. It is learnt that Chirag suffered some niggles during the tournament and the pair has informed the Badminton Association of India on Monday about their decision to skip the event this week. The world No. 8 pair had lost just one match in the Thomas Cup -- against Chinese Taipei and brought India back into the contest after initial reversals against Malaysia and Denmark in the quarterfinals and semifinal.

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Kidambi Srikanth - "How's The Josh?" Chirag Shetty Gives A Peek Into Thomas Cup-Winning Indian Badminton Team's WhatsApp Group - sports.ndtv.com - China - Indonesia - India - Bangkok

"How's The Josh?" Chirag Shetty Gives A Peek Into Thomas Cup-Winning Indian Badminton Team's WhatsApp Group

The Indian men's badminton team reached a new high on Sunday when it clinched the Thomas Cup title in Bangkok. The Indian side became only the sixth to win the prestigious tournament, often considered the world team championships of the sport. India defeated 14-time winners Indonesia 3-0 in the final. In the title clash, World Championships medallists Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth won their respective singles ties while the doubles team of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy also won their match. It was truly a memorable achievement.

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Rasmus Gemke - Thomas Cup: We knew we had the ability to get a medal, says HS Prannoy - timesofindia.indiatimes.com - Denmark - Australia - India - county Thomas - Malaysia

Thomas Cup: We knew we had the ability to get a medal, says HS Prannoy

HS Prannoy played a major role in India's maiden triumph in the Thomas Cup world badminton team championship by winning two crucial fifth rubbers in the quarterfinals and semifinals. India and Malaysia were tied 2-2 in the quarterfinal clash and everything depended on Prannoy's match against Jun Hao Leong. The Indian shuttler defeated the Malaysian opponent 21-13, and 21-8. Prannoy encountered the same situation in the semis clash with Denmark and the 29-year-old from Kerala prevailed over Rasmus Gemke in three games, coming back after losing the first game to win 12-21, 21-9, 21-12. Prannoy, who has won a bronze medal in boys' singles at the 2010 World Junior Championships, and a silver medallist at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games, has had big best results in team competitions winning the gold medal in team competitions at the 2018 Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast, Australia, bronze medals in Asian Team Championships in 2016 and 2020 besides the Thomas Cup gold last week.

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Jonatan Christie - Kidambi Srikanth - HS Prannoy Tells NDTV How A WhatsApp Group Helped In India's Historic Thomas Cup Win - sports.ndtv.com - China - Indonesia - India - Malaysia

HS Prannoy Tells NDTV How A WhatsApp Group Helped In India's Historic Thomas Cup Win

India made history on Sunday by winning the Thomas Cup for the first time with a stunning 3-0 win over defending champions Indonesia in the final. India, competing in their debut final of the men's team championship, sealed the title when Kidambi Srikanth defeated higher-ranked Jonatan Christie. With India clinching the title within the first three matches meant that HS Prannoy didn't get an opportunity to take the court. But the shuttler had played a crucial part in India even reaching the final, coming to the fore when the team needed a win the most. Speaking after the historic triumph, Prannoy, in an exclusive interview with NDTV, said that he had made a WhatsApp group by the name of 'It's coming home' and revealed that it played a big role in India's win.

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Bigger than any individual achievement, India will now be considered a badminton superpower: Prakash Padukone - timesofindia.indiatimes.com - Australia - Indonesia - New Zealand - India - Sri Lanka

Bigger than any individual achievement, India will now be considered a badminton superpower: Prakash Padukone

Thomas Cup victory will make it a "badminton superpower" as it has well and truly arrived on world stage with an achievement, which is way bigger than any individual accomplishment, feels legendary Prakash Padukone. India on Sunday dethroned defending champions and 14-time winners Indonesia with a commanding 3-0 win in the summit clash of the Thomas Cup Final to script a historic win.

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