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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 to win up to three golds. “We can win one to three gold medals in five sports,” said SAT governo...

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 South Korea’s former shuttler, Park Tae-sang. “Change is not compulsory but it is good,” she sa...

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 won't 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 has jumped, screamed, fist-pumped and smashed her way into the hearts of badminton followers. The dau...

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 qualified for the Games based on their Race to Tokyo rankings are Ratchanok Intanon and Busanan Ongbamrun...

*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 that. Generally, we just go for a tournament. Come back. Rectify our mistakes. Then again, go for a t...