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Nicola Wilson remains in intensive care but “comfortable and in good spirits” at Bristol’s Southmead Hospital following a cross-country fall during the Badminton Horse Trials.
Indian team's historic 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.
Indian shuttler Chirag Shetty expressed happiness after Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Team India on winning the historic Thomas Cup. The Indian team scripted history on Sunday by winning the first-ever Thomas Cup crown ever since its inception in 1949. On this occasion, PM Modi held a special interaction with the team and congratulated them on reaching such a great height.
After their historic win in Thomas Cup 2022 on Sunday, Indian shuttler Satwiksairaj Rankireddy lavished praise on his bond with Chirag Shetty. Indian badminton team created history on Sunday as they lifted the Thomas Cup trophy for the very first time. Satwiksairaj and Chirag Shetty survived four match points to come back and snatch the win in the second game, 23-21.
Sania Nehwal and PV Sindhu have carved a niche by winning so many World, Olympic and Super series titles that - barring Kidambi Srikanth's four successive Super series titles in a year - it shaded the efforts of the men on the circuit. But the last few years have seen a gradual shift with the men reclaiming lost ground. After Prakash Padukone's memorable All England triumph, it took 21 years for another Indian - Pullela Gopichand - to emulate him. And now after a 16-year gap, the likes of Srikanth, Sai Praneeth and Lakshya Sen are winning big tournaments.
Badminton player Lakshya Sen, who helped India create history on Sunday returned home to the capital city of Karnataka on Monday night. Sen was a crucial member of India's Thomas Cup triumph. Lakshya Sen expressed his happiness on winning the Thomas Cup trophy for the very first time, after reaching at Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru.
'BAI appointed 30 coaches on Sunday, they will be sent to different areas'HYDERABAD: Back in Bangkok all the Indian players slept wearing their gold medals after celebrating their sensational Thomas Cup triumph on Sunday. Exactly 28 years back, the Indian government had refused to send the badminton contingent to the 1994 Commonwealth Games as it was so confident that they cannot finish in the top-6, that too competing with the likes of England, Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka etc.
India scripted history on Sunday as they defeated the holders and 14-time champions Indonesia 3-0 in the final to win their maiden gold medal at the Thomas Cup. Kidambi Srikanth defeated Jonatan Christie 21-15, 23-21 in the third match as India became the sixth different team to win the Thomas Cup. As India sealed a convincing win over the favourites Indonesia, people from all walks of life took to Twitter and hailed the Indian men's team on winning its maiden gold medal at the Thomas Cup.