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Thailand going for hat-trick of golds at Games Thailand going for hat-trick of golds at Games OLYMPICS: Thailand won two gold medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics and they are hoping to perform better at Tokyo 2020. Mixed doubles shuttlers Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai. Photo: Bangkok Post There will be 42 Thai athletes in 16 sports at the Tokyo Games, postponed from last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) believes they are good enough ...

UPDATED: July 10, 2021 04:37 IST Photo by Bandeep Singh Five years ago, P.V. Sindhu’s silver medal at the Rio Games was the saving grace of India’s otherwise dismal campaign. Back then, the shuttler was the underdog; this time around, she is the reigning World Champion. For Operation Rio, Sindhu switched off her phone for months; Mission Tokyo is “completely the opposite”, she says with a laugh. She has her phone by her side, but not coach Pullela Gopichand. That role is now played by S...

Olympic countdown: Sindhu aiming to get one better in Tokyo   Sat, Jul 10 2021 12:13:35 PM By Niharika Raina New Delhi, Jul 10 (IANS): PV Sindhu has many firsts to her name. First Indian woman to win a silver medal at the Olympics, first Indian to win the Badminton World Championships and first Indian to win the BWF World Tour Finals. One wont be surprised if Sindhu upgrades her silver from Rio 2016 to gold in Tokyo. Since clinching a bronze medal at the World Championships in 2013, Sindhu ha...

Seven Thai shuttlers secure Games spots Seven Thai shuttlers secure Games spots BADMINTON: Seven Thai shuttlers will compete in four events at the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo, according to the entry lists published by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) yesterday (July 5). Tuesday 6 July 2021, 10:00AM Mixed doubles duo Sapsiree Taerattanachai (left) and Dechapol Puavaranukroh are seen as Thailand’s best bet in badminton at Tokyo 2020. Photo: Bangkok Post The Thai shuttlers who have quali...

*Only singles matches on BWF Tour events considered With tournaments on the BWF Tour getting cancelled left, right and center, match time has been hard to come by. From playing 36 singles matches in the first half of 2016 (and she played a fair few doubles ties too), Sindhu has so far played just 16 in 2021. But she sees the positive in that situation. “This is a very good chance to improve my technique and skills, which I am working on and improved too. It’s good that I have time for t...

Highlights The Indian shuttler revealed she wants Deepika Padukone to play her in biopic. New Delhi: Badminton ace PV Sindhu is Indias only woman singles badminton player to qualify for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics 2021. She recently talked about whats keeping her upbeat amid the second wave of the deadly coronavirus scare.  In an interview with Times of India, PV Sindhu shared how Spains Carolina Marin not participating at the Tokyo Olympics due to her injury is unfortunate. She said, "Its sa...

World No. 3 Sindhu thrashed Yamaguchi 21-9 21-13 in just 36 minutes to top group A in womens singles at the Sheikh Hamdan Indoor Stadium in Dubai. This was her last group stage Match.

Denmark Open Super Series: Kidambi Srikanth defeats Wong Wing Ki Vincent 21-18, 21-17, secures berth in tournament finale Denmark Open Super Series: Kidambi Srikanth defeats Wong Wing Ki Vincent 21-18, 21-17, secures berth in tournament finale Kidambi Srikanth Secured A Place In The Denmark Open Super Series Finale As He Defeated Wong Wing Ki Vincent 21-18, 21-17. Earlier, Srikanth Had Defeated World No. 1 Viktor Axelsen To Storm In The Semis Of The Tournament. News Nation Bureau | Edited By ...

PETALING JAYA: The Indian Open badminton tournament scheduled for May 11-16 has been postponed by organisers Badminton Association of India (BAI) due to the recent spike in Covid-19 cases in the country. The Badminton World Federation (BWF) in a statement released today said the decision was made in consultation and collaboration with local health authorities in New Delhi and the world body. “All attempts were made by organisers to conduct a safe tournament environment for all participants, b...

As Covid-19 cases surge, Indias Olympic preparation feels the squeeze 3dLucie Bertoldo with AAP As Covid-19 cases surge, Indias Olympic preparation feels the squeeze Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, who is all but certain to qualify for Tokyo, had said after recovering from COVID-19 that the virus had taught him a few lessons, including prioritising his fitness  Anusak Laowilas/NurPhoto via Getty Images The coronavirus pandemic raging across India -- over 200,000 people tested positive for the virus o...