Tag: badminton

Badminton-Momota shines on long-awaited Games debut

TOKYO, July 25 – In his long overdue Olympic debut, men’s singles number one Kento Momota of Japan easily beat the United States’ Timothy Lam 21-12 21-9 on Sunday, even making the occasional trick shot behind his back during their warm-up. Though Lam had his moments – once […]

Badminton’s Tokyo rankings frozen, India’s Nehwal misses cut

Badminton’s Olympic rankings were frozen on Friday with the game’s governing body saying no further qualifying tournaments will take place before the Tokyo Games this year. The qualifying period officially closes on June 15 but the current Race-to-Tokyo rankings will not change, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) said […]

Badminton: PV Sindhu primed for Tokyo gold, says coach

MUMBAI – Pusarla Sindhu will be a strong contender for the women’s gold medal at next year’s Tokyo Olympics but the 24-year-old’s recent World Championship triumph will also make her a target, India’s national coach Pullela Gopichand said. Sindhu won India’s first-ever title at the world badminton championships […]

India’s doubles badminton coach Tan Kim Her resigns

New Delhi :  Malaysia’s Tan Kim Her has stepped down from his post as India’s doubles badminton coach, citing personal reasons. The 47-year-old, who was appointed as the national team’s doubles coach put down his papers, one-and-a-half years before his contract with the Badminton Association of India (BAI) was […]

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