India finished seventh in the just concluded junior World badminton championship held at Alor Setar in Malaysia. On the last occasion India was placed fourth.“We could have retained that position this time also but failed in the quarterfinal to Chinese Taipei, losing the closely fought last match (girls’ doubles),” said Sanjiv Sachdeva, the National junior coach, who had accompanied the team along...
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Shuttle matches in progress at the APTransco, Discoms Inter-Circle Shuttle Badminton Table Tennis Tournaments being conducted at BR Stadium on Friday.GUNTUR: The APTransco & Discoms Inter Circle Shuttle Badminton and Table Tennis Tournaments, which began on Friday at the Brahamananda Reddy Stadium, saw enthusiastic participation from employees. The competitions end on Sunday.As many as 22 teams took...
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Badminton Association of India is open to letting the India Open Grand Prix Gold move to Bangalore from Hyderabad. The event, which has been held the last two years in Hyderabad, is the country's premier badminton event and has attracted some of the world's best players, including Taufik Hidayat, Lee Chong Wei, Lu Lan, Zhou Mi and others.Speaking to DNA on the sidelines of the Junior National Badminton...
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than 400 shuttlers from 30 affiliated units of Badminton Association of India (BAI) will be vying for honours in the 34th junior national and the zonal inter- state badminton championships to be held at Mandya from November 1 to 9.Karnataka Badminton Association(KBA) Secretary N C Sudhir told newspersons here the qualifying rounds would be held on November 1 and 2, followed by team events for the inter...
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With ace Indian paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal eying a top-50 spot in the world singles ranking, the spotlight would be on the tall player when the 19th Asian Table Tennis Championship kicks off at the UP Badminton Academy Hall here on Monday.But as usual, powerhouse China are expected to walk away with the honours in perhaps the biggest table tennis tournament to have come to the city of nawabs.The...
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a gap of 17 years, India would hold the 19th Asian Table Tennis Championship in Lucknow from November 16 to 22.Over 350 players both in the men and women section from 24 countries of Asia, with top seeded from China would be participating in this six-day international tourney, to be held third time in the country. Earlier, the championship was held in Kolkata in 1980 and in New Delhi in 1992.The event...
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After a gap of 17 years, India would hold the 19th Asian Table Tennis Championship in Lucknow from November 16 to 22.Over 350 players both in the men and women section from 24 countries of Asia, with top seeded from China would be participating in this six-day international tourney, to be held third time in the country. Earlier, the championship was held in Kolkata in 1980 and in New Delhi in 1992.The...
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Una (Himachal Pradesh), Nov 12 : The annual state-level rural sports championship began in this Himachal Pradesh town Thursday, an official said."More than 1,000 participants below the age group of 18 are participating in the four-day rural sports tournament that started Thursday in Una," J.R. Katwal, who is the state sports director, told IANS.He said the participants have been shortlisted from rural...
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annual state-level rural sports championship began in this Himachal Pradesh town today, an official said."More than 1,000 participants below the age group of 18 are participating in the four-day rural sports tournament that started today in Una," J.R. Katwal, who is the state sports director, told media.He said the participants have been shortlisted from rural schools across Himachal Pradesh."From...
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Pradesh), Nov 12 (IANS) The annual state-level rural sports championship began in this Himachal Pradesh town Thursday, an official said.'More than 1,000 participants below the age group of 18 are participating in the four-day rural sports tournament that started Thursday in Una,' J.R. Katwal, who is the state sports director, told IANS.He said the participants have been shortlisted from rural schools...
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