Badminton

HS Prannoy was diagnosed with a gastroesophageal reflux disease in 2018 and then he was hit by coronavirus in 2020.

Lakshya Sen bagged a bronze medal at the World Badminton Championships after a loss to Kidambi Srikanth in the semi-finals.

India are assured of at least a silver as Srikanth and Sen will face each other in the first semifinal on Saturday.

PV Sindhu has been in impressive form as she claimed her second silver medal at the season-ending World Tour Finals after three successive semifinals finishes at French open, Indonesia Masters and Indonesia Open.

Kidambi Srikanth lost to Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn in straight games as Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy suffered their second successive defeat in the BWF World Tour Finals.

Up against Li for the first time, world No.7 Sindhu looked completely in control from the beginning.

BAI's selection committee is to evaluate performance of all the junior and senior players every six months.

PV Sindhu also urged women to believe in themselves and focus on whatever they want to achieve in life.

HS Prannoy defeated Viktor Axelsen and will face Kidambi Srikant in the quarter-finals of the BWF 750 Indonesia Masters.

Lakshya Sen lost to Singapore's Loh Kean Yew 18-21, 12-21 as Kidambi Srikanth went down to Malaysian Lee Zii Jia 21-19, 22-20 in the semi-finals at the Hylo Open.

The men's doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy registered India's only win against the mighty Denmark.

PV Sindhu has not been included in the squad as she had requested not to be considered for selections citing post-Olympics recovery.

Suhas Yathiraj scripted history as the first-ever IAS officer to win a medal at the Paralympics after he booked his place in the final.

The Indian men's team has been clubbed alongside defending champions China and minnows Netherlands and Tahiti in Group C, while the women's side will be challenged by last edition runners-up Thailand, Spain and Scotland in Group B.