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Himanta Biswa Sarma re-elected as BAI chief, Sanjay Mishra general secretary
•Pullela Gopichand will also make a foray into BAI administration after being elected as vice president along with Anbumani Ramadoss and nine others.
Pullela Gopichand files nomination for BAI vice-president's post, Sanjay Mishra set to be general secretary
•Gopichand on Friday filed his nominations for one of the vice-president's post, while Mishra threw his hat in the ring for the general secretary's position.
Pullela Gopichand likely to contest for Badminton Association of India's General Secretary post
•Pullela Gopichand, one of the most successful coaches of the country, is known to wear multiple hats and it has often drawn him into conflict of interest debate over the years.
Lakshya Sen, Malvika Bansod to lead Indian team at Badminton Asia Team Championships
•Lakshya Sen and Malvika Bansod will lead the Indian men's and women's squad in the Badminton Asia Team Championships to be played at Shah Alam, Malaysia from 15-20 February.
Mulyo Handoyo, Tan Kim Her set to return as India's badminton coaches
•Tough taskmaster Mulyo, who has coached Athens Olympic gold medallist Taufik Hidayat, had a brief stint in India and is credited for the success of men's singles players like Kidambi Srikanth, B Sai Praneeth and HS Prannoy in 2017.
National ranking tournaments till March 2022 to be considered as selection events for trials, says BAI
•The domestic badminton season will start with two All India senior ranking tournaments in December after a gap of almost 20 months due to the coronavirus pandemic
Prakash Padukone’s commandments: Focus on results, not rankings; find youngsters who are physically gifted
Amit Kamath •Prakash Padukone’s commandments for Indian badminton: Focus on results, not rankings; find youngsters who are physically gifted; hire full-time professionals to work at BAI.
Resumption of domestic badminton season in India derailed again due to COVID-19
•The first senior tournament (both men and women) was scheduled to be held from 27 August to 3 September, while the second event was supposed to be staged from 4 to 11 September and would have marked the resumption of the domestic season after a gap of more than one-and-a-half years.
India to host 2026 BWF World Badminton Championships
•"Indian Badminton has seen great success with two successive medals coming from Olympics and with this latest news of the World Championships is the right stimulant for the game," BAI general secretary Ajay Singhania said.
Shuttlers B Sai Praneeth and Kidambi Srikanth nominated for Khel Ratna by BAI
•The Badminton Association of India (BAI) nominated HS Prannoy, Pranav Jerry Chopra and Sameer Verma for the Arjuna honour.