Badminton in India
Badminton in India | |
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Country | India |
Governing body | Badminton Association of India |
National team(s) | India |
International competitions | |
Badminton is a popular sport in India. It is the second most played sport in India after Cricket.[1] Badminton in India is managed by Badminton Association of India.
Indian women's singles player Saina Nehwal was ranked first in the world in 2015.[2] Prakash Padukone and Pullela Gopichand, both won the All England Open in 1980 and 2001 respectively.[3] Saina is also the lone Indian badminton player to have won an Olympic medal when she won the bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics.
Notable players
Current players
- Saina Nehwal
- Srikanth Kidambi
- Parupalli Kashyap
- P.V. Sindhu
- Jwala Gutta
- Valiyaveetil Diju
- Ashwini Ponnappa
- Ajay Jayaram
- Sourabh Varma
- Prannoy Kumar
Former players
References
- ^ "Badminton second most played sport in India". sportskeeda. 2012-04-12.
- ^ "BWF - BWF World Ranking - Overview". Bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
- ^ dillesport.dk