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Tokyo Olympics: will European shuttlers threaten Asia’s badminton dominance? Illustration: Joe Lo
Our Tokyo Trail series looks at key issues and athletes in the run-up to the 2020 Olympics, which are scheduled for late July.
In 2014, European badminton hit its nadir at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England. For the first time in 115 years, no shuttler from the continent reached the semi-finals of the prestigious All England Open - the world s oldest badminton tournament - with competitors from Asia instead filling up every final-four slot in all five events.
Their overwhelming dominance alarmed Badminton World Federation (BWF) president Poul-Erik Hoyer Larsen into issuing a warning to the Europeans: raise your standards, or see a permanent power shift to Asia.
Olympic countdown: Can Sindhu take the shuttle to glory again
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Olympic countdown: Can Sindhu take the shuttle to glory again. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, July 10 : For nearly a decade, India s hopes on the badminton courts have centred around two extremely-fit women athletes Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu.
To say that they became household names in the country would be an understatement. At the packed Siri Fort Sports Complex on the final day of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Saina was unstoppable.
Amid the deafening roar of spectators in between points, the then world No. 3 conjured up magic, which left her Malaysian opponent in a daze as the Indian went on to win her maiden gold in the Commonwealth Games.
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Published on: Friday, July 09, 2021
By: AFP
TOKYO: Japanese badminton star Kento Momota
(pic) said Thursday he feared he might never play at an Olympics after a catalogue of career mishaps, but is feeling “positive” about the Tokyo Games.
World number one Momota was banned from Japan’s Rio Games team in 2016 for illegal gambling, and was almost forced to retire last year after a serious car crash.
But the unprecedented postponement of the Tokyo Games because of the coronavirus pandemic gave him time to recover, and he is aiming for gold when he finally makes his Olympic debut later this month.
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