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BAI Selection Trials: B Sai Praneeth Out Of Contention For Asian Games, Commonwealth Games

Top shuttler B Sai Praneeth's hopes of making the Indian team for the upcoming major team events were dashed after he failed to top stage 2A group on day 3 of BAI's selection trials here on Sunday. Praneeth, ranked World number 19, suffered a 21-23 21-11 16-21 loss to fast-rising Kiran George, who had claimed the Odisha Open Super 100 title in January. Later in the day, Praneeth beat Ansal Yadav 21-16 21-9 to finish second best in stage 2A group at the K. D. Jadhav Hall inside Indira Gandhi Stadium Complex.

Latest Face-Off With BAI Could Well End Saina Nehwal's 'India' Journey At Multi-Discipline Games And Team Events

Saina Nehwal's decision to skip the selection trials for the CWG and the Asian Games could well be the beginning of an end to what has been an illustrious journey in international badminton for more than a decade and half. A former world No.1, Saina has been the torch-bearer of women's badminton in the international arena, having represented the country thrice at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow (2018), New Delhi (2010) and Melbourne (2006).

BAI's selection trials: Praneeth out of contention; Sameer, Kiran to fight for 1-4 positions

Praneeth's hopes of making the Indian team for the upcoming major team events were dashed after he failed to top stage 2A group on day 3 of BAI's selection trials here on Sunday. Praneeth, ranked World number 19, suffered a 21-23, 21-11, 16-21 loss to fast-rising Kiran George, who had claimed the Odisha Open Super 100 title in January. Later in the day, Praneeth beat Ansal Yadav 21-16, 21-9 to finish second best in stage 2A group at the KD Jadhav Hall inside Indira Gandhi Stadium Complex.

BAI Selection Trials: B Sai Praneeth Out Of Contention For Asian Games, Commonwealth Games

Top shuttler B Sai Praneeth's hopes of making the Indian team for the upcoming major team events were dashed after he failed to top stage 2A group on day 3 of BAI's selection trials here on Sunday. Praneeth, ranked World number 19, suffered a 21-23 21-11 16-21 loss to fast-rising Kiran George, who had claimed the Odisha Open Super 100 title in January. Later in the day, Praneeth beat Ansal Yadav 21-16 21-9 to finish second best in stage 2A group at the K. D. Jadhav Hall inside Indira Gandhi Stadium Complex.

Danish Badminton Great Mathias Boe Likely To Return As India's Doubles Coach

Danish legend Mathias Boe is likely to return for a second stint as the doubles coach of the Indian badminton team after Malaysia's Tan Kim Her declined the offer despite the Sports Ministry approving his appointment. Boe, a London Olympics silver-medallist and former world No. 1 doubles player, had trained the Indian doubles players, including Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. "We were very keen to get Tan Kim Her and also had got the approval of SAI and ministry but then he refused to accept the offer. So he is not coming as of now," Badminton Association of India (BAI) secretary general Sanjay Mishra told PTI.

It Seems Like BAI Is Happy To Put Me Out Of CWG, Asiad: Saina Nehwal

Two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist Saina Nehwal on Thursday questioned the timing of selection trials and slammed the Badminton Association of India for "putting" her out the two mega sporting events later this year. The governing body had called for selection trials on April 2 to pick the Indian team for big-ticket events including the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, the Asian Games in Hangzhou and Thomas Cup and Uber Cup in Bangkok from May 8 to 15.

Saina Nehwal Decides To Skip Selection Trials For Commonwealth Games, Asian Games

Saina Nehwal's chances of defending her title at the Commonwealth Games looks bleak as she has decided to skip the selection trials for the upcoming multi-sport events. The big-ticket events include the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and the Hangzhou Asian Games. The selection trials are scheduled here from April 15 to 20. The 32-year-old Hisar-born shuttler, a two-time CWG gold medallist and 2012 London Olympics bronze medallist, has informed the Badminton Association of India (BAI) about her decision to skip the trials.

Latest Face-Off With BAI Could Well End Saina Nehwal's 'India' Journey At Multi-Discipline Games And Team Events

Saina Nehwal's decision to skip the selection trials for the CWG and the Asian Games could well be the beginning of an end to what has been an illustrious journey in international badminton for more than a decade and half. A former world No.1, Saina has been the torch-bearer of women's badminton in the international arena, having represented the country thrice at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow (2018), New Delhi (2010) and Melbourne (2006).

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BAI Selection Trials: B Sai Praneeth Out Of Contention For Asian Games, Commonwealth Games

Latest Face-Off With BAI Could Well End Saina Nehwal's 'India' Journey At Multi-Discipline Games And Team Events

BAI's selection trials: Praneeth out of contention; Sameer, Kiran to fight for 1-4 positions

BAI Selection Trials: B Sai Praneeth Out Of Contention For Asian Games, Commonwealth Games

Danish Badminton Great Mathias Boe Likely To Return As India's Doubles Coach

It Seems Like BAI Is Happy To Put Me Out Of CWG, Asiad: Saina Nehwal

Saina Nehwal Decides To Skip Selection Trials For Commonwealth Games, Asian Games

Latest Face-Off With BAI Could Well End Saina Nehwal's 'India' Journey At Multi-Discipline Games And Team Events