Asian Games 2026: Indian men’s badminton team wins bronze after semi-final loss to China

September 23, 2026 5:13 PM

Asian Games 2026: Indian men’s badminton team wins bronze after semi-final loss to China

The Indian men’s badminton team secured a bronze medal at the Asian Games 2026 after losing 3-1 to the People’s Republic of China in the semi-finals in Aichi, Japan, on Wednesday. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty registered India's only win of the tie, defeating reigning world champions Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang 21-11, 22-20 in the men's doubles match. In the opening match, Lakshya Sen went down 21-16, 21-18 to Shi Yuqi. Lakshya made a strong start, but Shi fought back to take ...

Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2026: Lakshya Sen wins all-Indian clash against Ayush Shetty; Treesa-Gayatri, Hariharan/Arjun also advance

January 13, 2026 6:45 PM

Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2026: Lakshya Sen wins all-Indian clash against Ayush Shetty; Treesa-Gayatri, Hariharan/Arjun also advance

Former champion Lakshya Sen, Syed Modi International winners Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand made a commanding start to their Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2026 campaign while men’s fourth seed Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei, seventh seed Kodai Naroaka of Japan and French sixth seed Alex Lanier were knocked out on the opening day of the HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750 tournament, organised by the Badminton Association of India, at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium on Tuesday. Sen needed just 36 ...