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Noted badminton player, distinguished coach and mentor Pullela Gopichand meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.

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Ace badminaton player P V Sindhu at an event in Chennai.

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India's Rituparna Das of Pune 7 Aces plays a shot against Taiwan's Tai Tzu Ying of Bangaluru Raptors during their second women's singles semifinal of Star Sports Premier Badminton ...

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Taiwan's Tai Tzu Ying of Bangaluru Raptors plays a shot against India's Rituparna Das of Pune 7 Aces during their second women's singles semifinal of Star Sports Premier Badminton ...

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India's B. Sai Praneeth of Bangaluru Raptors plays a shot against Japan's Kazumasa Sakai of Pune 7 Aces during their second mens singles semifinal of Star Sports Premier Badminton ...

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Japan's Kazumasa Sakai of Pune 7 Aces plays a shot against India's B. Sai Praneeth of Bangaluru Raptors during their second mens singles semifinal of Star Sports Premier Badminton ...

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India's Mithun Manjunath of Pune 7 Aces plays a shot against France's Brice Leverdez of Bangaluru Raptors during their second mens singles semi final of Star Sports Premier Badmint...

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France's Brice Leverdez of Bangaluru Raptors plays a shot against India's Mithun Manjunath of Pune 7 Aces during their second mens singles semi final of Star Sports Premier Badmint...

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Shuttler P V Sindhu of Hyderabad Hunters in action against the Awadh Warriors in the Premier Badminton League (PBL) match at BBD, Lucknow.

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PV Sindhu in action against Priyanshu Rajawat during second day of Star Sports Premier Badminton League 2020, in Chennai.

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Spain's Caroline Marin hits a return shot against China's Chen Yu Fei during the women's singles semifinal of the Malaysia Masters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Spain's Coralina Marin hits a return shot against India's Saine Nehwal during their Malaysia Master women single quarterfinal in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Badminton star PV Sindhu co-pilots a Light Combat Aircraft during Aero India show in Bengaluru in February. The Olympic silver medallist became the first woman to do a sortie in th...
Aug 27, 2019

World Champion PV Sindhu gestures as she leaves Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju's residence, in New Delhi. Sindhu became the first Indian to win the badminton World Championships by b...

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August 22, 2019

India's Pusarla V. Sindhu returns a shuttlecock to USA's Beiwen Zhang during their women's singles round of sixteen match at the BWF Badminton World Championships in the St. Jakobs...

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Aug. 25, 2019

India's Pusarla V. Sindhu cheers after winning her women's singles final match against Japan's Nozomi Okuhara at the BWF Badminton World Championships in Basel, Switzerland.

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Aug. 20, 2019

India's H.S. Prannoy returns a shuttlecock to China's Lin Dan during their men's singles second round match at the BWF Badminton World Championships in the St. Jakobshalle in Basel...

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Japan's Akane Yamaguchi hits a return shot against China's Chen Yu Fei during their women's singles badminton semifinal match at the World Tour Finals in Guangzhou in south China's...

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India's Pusarla V. Sindhu hits a return shot against China's He Bing Jiao during their women's singles badminton match at the World Tour Finals in Guangzhou in south China's Guangd...

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Japan's Kento Momota prepares to hit a return shot against Indonesia's Jonatan Christie during their men's singles badminton match at the World Tour Finals in Guangzhou in south Ch...

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BWF Freezes Badminton Rankings; Future Events Entry, Seedings To Be Based On March 17 Positions

There was a clamour for freezing the world rankings with Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal, B Sai Praneeth, Parupalli Kashyap and H S Prannoy leading the way in expressing their concerns

Mar 31, 2020

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Coronavirus: Pullela Gopichand Praises SAI's Online Workshop For Athletes

India is currently in the midst of a 21-day lockdown to fight COVID-19 pandemic that has claimed close to 25,000 lives globally and the number of positive cases is steadily increasing in our country.

Mar 28, 2020

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Coronavirus: Disappointing To See Players Question Our 'Motives' – Badminton World Federation

BWF's decision to conduct the All England Championships in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic came for sharp criticism from the top shuttlers of the world, including India's Saina Nehwal.

Mar 27, 2020

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Coronavirus: PV Sindhu Donates Rs 5 Lakh Each To Telangana And Andhra Pradesh

The coronavirus, which has infected more than 4,00,000 people worldwide, has brought all sporting activities across the globe to a grinding halt, disrupting the Olympic qualifiers before pushing the Tokyo Games to next year.

Mar 26, 2020

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BAI Postpones Senior National Badminton Championships Due To COVID-19 Pandemic

With the coronavirus wreaking havoc, BAI had earlier put the Senior National Badminton Championships on hold and asked all state secretaries not to book their tickets for Lucknow

Mar 25, 2020

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Looking At Possibility Of Freezing Badminton Rankings, Will Review Olympic Qualification: BWF

There have been growing calls to freeze the world rankings after cancellations and postponements wrecked the sport's calendar, thanks to coronavirus pandemic

Mar 25, 2020

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Coronavirus: Badminton World Federation Postpones Thomas And Uber Cup Finals

The BWF took the decision after "consultation and consensus" with tournament hosts Badminton Denmark. The tournament is now scheduled for August 15-23 in Aarhus, Denmark.

Mar 21, 2020

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Parupalli Kashyap Disappointed With BWF For Not Freezing Ranking In Wake Of COVID-19

Parupalli Kashyap and his wife and star shuttler Saina Nehwal, who was chasing a berth at the Tokyo Olympics, had earlier suggested that the qualification period for the Games be extended in the light of tournaments getting cancelled due to coronavirus

Mar 20, 2020

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Coronavirus: Indian Shuttlers Express Shock Over Reports Of Taiwanese Player Testing Positive For COVID-19

Former top 10 player HK Vittinghus of Denmark on Friday shared a Taiwanese media report that a 10-year-old sports student, who was at the All England Championship, was diagnosed positive for COVID-19

Mar 20, 2020

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Why PV Sindhu Decided To Play On At All England Badminton Championships Despite Coronavirus Threat

PV Sindhu reached the quarterfinals of the All England Badminton Championships, where she eventually lost to Japan's Nozomi Okuhara.

Mar 20, 2020

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Coaching Is Like Parenting, It's Tough Dealing With Top Players: Pullela Gopichand

The International Olympic Committee acknowledged Gopichand's contribution to badminton. The former All England champion feels the recognition is a boost for Indian coaches

Feb 27, 2020

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Pressure And Responsibility Are Always High...Play Well And Win: P V Sindhu

Pusarla Venkata Sindhu, who made history recently, speaks to Outlook about the mental pressure ahead of the world championships final, her future plans and a number of issues involving badminton in India

Sep 04, 2019

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PV Sindhu's Coach Pullela Gopichand An Angry Man, Says He Has No Control Over Players

Pullela Gopichand is the national coach of Indian badminton team. He is synonymous with the rise of PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal.

Aug 13, 2019

| Soumitra Bose
2020 Olympics: A New Rising In Tokyo Or An Evening In Paris In 2024?

India won a whopping 227 international medals in July but how many of those will translate into an Olympic gold, silver or bronze in Tokyo 2020? The sports ministry feels India's best chance will be in Paris 2024 and Los Angeles 2028 Olympics

Aug 13, 2019

| Soumitra Bose
Sharply Sped The Shuttle | By Pullela Gopichand

Talent, bloody-mindedness combined to make Saina Nehwal a badminton icon, writes Pullela Gopichand.

Aug 08, 2018

| Pullela Gopichand
Gold Coast Diary

The big serves, ascending flurries, lightning smashes, witty returns and all that practice make injuries part and parcel of this power-packed racquet sport, says Saina Nehwal, former world No 1 and a two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist.

May 02, 2018

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‘World No. 1 No Big Deal, Only Performance Matters’

Kidambi Srikanth in an exclusive interview to Outlook on winning individual silver at the Commonwealth Games, and tougher challenges ahead this year.

Apr 19, 2018

| Qaiser Mohammad Ali
Passing Shot At The Summit

Srikanth climbs atop the badminton heap. True grit bears fruit. Doggedness will keep him there.

Apr 19, 2018

| Qaiser Mohammad Ali
Service, Then Jubilation

Young Indians are plucking gold at the CWG at will. Tougher challenges await them at August’s Asiad.

Apr 12, 2018

| Qaiser Mohammad Ali
The Subcontinental Menu

Anti-biotics abuse in poultry farms push players to order eggs from Japan; Haryana's cloning success story. Read all the juicy gossip here...

Mar 22, 2018

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Chinese Checker

How Sindhu regained her balance, and in winning the China Open, breached a great wall of excellence

Nov 24, 2016

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