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Gopichand, Vimal slam move to exclude badminton from 2026 Commonwealth Games: 'Deeply appalled and disappointed'

The legendary Pullela Gopichand and Vimal Kumar on Tuesday slammed the decision to exclude sports such as badminton from 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games and urged the country to not send a team to the event as it is aimed at "stunting" India's progress.

PV Sindhu adds former world No.1 from South Korea to her coaching team as she targets renaissance

PV Sindhu is set to start her new season with the USD 420,000 Arctic Open in Vantaa, Finland (October 8-13), and the USD 850,000 Denmark Open (October 15-20) in Odense.

PV Sindhu ropes in Anup Sridhar as coach for European tournaments

PV Sindhu, who won a silver medal at Rio 2016 and bronze at Tokyo 2020, returned from her first Games without a medal in Paris

Saina Nehwal slams trolls for questioning her Olympic bronze medal win: 'Olympic level ke layak toh bano'

Saina Nehwal is the first Indian badminton player to win a badminton medal in the Olympics.

Inspired by Saina Nehwal's Olympic heroics, Manisha Ramadass goes on to win Paralympic bronze in Paris

Manisha Ramadass was among those who contributed to India’s biggest single-day medal haul at the Paralympics on Monday, winning bronze in the women’s singles SU5 category on Monday.

Suhas Yathiraj: The IAS officer with back-to-back Paralympic silver medals

Suhas Yathiraj, an inspiring IAS officer, adds another silver medal to his Paralympic achievements, showcasing excellence both in his career and on the court.

Nithya Sre Sivan: A cricket fan who gained interest in para-badminton after witnessing 2016 Paralympics

During the Rio Paralympics in 2016, Nithya, who has a condition of short stature, was particularly impressed with para-badminton. She has since taken it up as a sport and achieved success in several events.

Paris Paralympics 2024: Nithya Sre wins women's singles SH6 bronze, India's fifth badminton medal

Nithya pulled off a comfortable victory over Indonesia's Rina Marlina in straight games (21-14, 21-6) in the women's singles SH6 bronze medal playoff. 

Suhas Yathiraj collects second consecutive Paralympic silver as Sukant Kadam misses out on bronze

Yathiraj lost the gold medal match against local favourite Lucas Mazur in straight games (21-9, 21-13) while Kadam suffered a 21-17, 21-18 loss against Indonesia's Fredy Setiawan.

Who is Thulasimathi Murugesan, the para-shuttler from Tamil Nadu who took up sport at the age of 5

Thulasimathi won silver in the women's singles SU5 category following a defeat against China's Yang Qiuxia in the gold medal match on Monday.

Paris Paralympics 2024: Thulasimathi collects silver while Ramadass wins bronze in women's singles SU5 category

While Thulasimathi Murugesan suffered a 21-17, 21-10 defeat at the hands of China's Yang Qiu Xia to collect silver, Manisha Ramadass easily overpowered Denmark's Catherine Rosengren 21-12, 21-8 in the bronze playoff.

Nitesh Kumar, IIT Mandi graduate, goes from passion for football to badminton gold at Paralympics

Nitesh Kumar was in an accident in 2009 which resulted in permanent leg damage. 15 years later, he is a Paralympics gold medallist.

Nitesh Kumar wins gold, India's tally at Paris Paralympics reaches nine medals

Nitesh Kumar came through a thriller to clinch his first Paralympic medal and India's second gold in Paris.

'Happy that I gave my 100 percent everytime': Saina Nehwal on life without Olympic stage

Saina Nehwal competed across three Olympics - 2008, 2012, and 2016 - and scripted history by becoming the first female badminton player to win an Olympic medal.

Paris Paralympics 2024: Sukant, Nithya Sre and Ramadass remain in bronze contention after losing respective semis

Kadam suffered a 21-17, 21-12 defeat at the hands of Tokyo 2020 silver medallist Suhas Yathiraj in an all-Indian men's singles semi-final, and now faces Indonesia's Fredy Setiawan for bronze on Monday.

Paris Paralympics 2024: Nitesh, Yathiraj, Murugesan assured of at least a silver after reaching respective finals

Nitesh Kumar, Suhas Yathiraj and Thulasimathi Murugesan reached the final of the men's singles SL3 and SL4 and women's singles SU5 categories respectively on Sunday.

Paris Paralympics 2024: Manisha Ramadass secures medal for India by reaching SU5 para-badminton semi-finals

Manisha Ramadass confirmed a medal for India in para-badminton by setting up an all-Indian SU5 semi-final against Thulasimathi Murugesan.

Lakshya Sen wants to be 'Virat Kohli of Indian badminton'

Lakshya Sen, 23, reached the semi-finals of the Paris Olympics but eventually finished without a medal in a historic run.

Ashmita Chaliha among Indian shuttlers crashing out in opening round of Korean Open

While Ashmita was no match for Pornpawee Chochuwong, going down 8-21 13-21, Aakarshi Kashyap lost 15-21 15-21 to Line Christophersen. Malvika Bansod, however, produced a gallant fight before going down narrowly 21-18 15-21 17-21 to Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt.

Krishna Nagar exclusive: Para-shuttler on hunt for second Paralympic gold — 'My game has improved since Tokyo'

In an exclusive conversation with Firstpost, Tokyo 2020 gold medallist Krishna Nagar opens up on the prospect of winning back-to-back Paralympic golds, Pramod Bhagat's influence and more.

Exclusive | Para-shuttler Kadam on how Tokyo 2020 changed mindset, opens up on influence of roommates Bhagat, Nagar

In an exclusive conversation with Firstpost ahead of his maiden Paralympic appearance in Paris, Sukant Kadam discusses the impact Tokyo 2020 gold medallists Pramod Bhagat and Krishna Nagar have had on his journey as a para-shuttler among other topics.

Tanvi Patri crowned Asian U-15 champion, wins title without dropping a game

India's previous junior champions have been Samiya Imad Farooqui (U-15 in 2017) and Tasnim Mir (U-15 in 2019)

Lakshya Sen opens up on coach Prakash Padukone's strict methods: 'He took away my phone at Olympics'

Sen would narrowly miss out on a medal in his maiden Olympic campaign, suffering back-to-back defeats after becoming the first Indian male shuttler to reach Olympic semi-finals, with the Indian badminton contingent returning empty-handed from Paris as a result.

Saina Nehwal slams online trolls after javelin throw comment criticism: 'Easy to comment while sitting at home'

The online trolling of Saina Nehwal is the latest example of public figures facing unnecessary scrutiny on social media for simply expressing their views or sharing their side of a story.

Ashwini Ponnappa refutes getting Olympic funding: 'Received Rs 1.5 crore from whom?'

A report said Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto received Rs 1.5 crore each in support from the government.

Lakshya Sen was 'garden mein ghoomne wala': Gavaskar defends Padukone, asks athletes to take more responsibility

Sunil Gavaskar said Prakash Padukone did nothing wrong with his critical comments on Indian athletes failing to clinch Olympic medals from winning positions.

Indian badminton at Paris Olympics 2024: Hope and frustration in equal measure

PV Sindhu wasn't the favourite for a medal at the Paris Games, Satwik-Chirag were, but they succumbed to the pressure, while Lakshya Sen scaled new heights.

Paris Olympics 2024: 'I fought with every ounce of strength', Lakshya Sen reacts after missing out on badminton bronze medal

Lakshya Sen faced Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia in the bronze medal match after he lost to Denmark's Viktor Axelsen in the semi-finals. Sen lost with a scoreline of 21-13, 16-21, 11-21.

Ashwini Ponnappa hits out at Prakash Padukone over criticism of Indian shuttlers: 'Why aren't coaches held responsible for...'

Ashwini Ponnappa had a strong response to Prakash Padukone's comments that Indian shuttlers were not 'responsible and accountable' enough following a medal-less badminton campaign at Paris Olympics.

Paris Olympics 2024: Prakash Padukone urges Indian shuttlers to be more 'responsible and accountable' after medal-less campaign

Prakash was speaking after Lakshya Sen succumbed to defeat in the bronze medal match at the Paris Olympics on Monday. Sen lost 21-13, 16-21, 11-21 to Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia on Monday.