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para shuttlers who secured medals at the Paris Paralympics last month. Indian para shuttlers won five medals, including one gold, two silver and as many bronze, at the Paris Games. Nitesh Kumar, who clinched the coveted gold in the men's Singles SL3 category, will receive a prize of Rs 15 lakh, while silver medallists Suhas Yathiraj (men's singles SL4) and Thulasimathi Murugesan (women's singles SU5) will each be awarded Rs 10 lakh. Bronze-medal winners Manisha Ramadass (women's singles SU5) and Nithya Sre Sivan (women's single SH6 category) will each receive Rs 7.5 lakh.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. For most of 2025, Lakshya Sen was trying to put the jagged pieces of the puzzle in place. There were times when he was lacking physically, others when he struggled mentally.

Indian Commonwealth Games champion and Olympian Lakshya Sen bowed out of the All-England Open 2025 after losing his men's singles quarter-final match in Birmingham on Friday. Lakshya Sen, 15th in the men's singles badminton rankings, lost 21-10, 21-16 against reigning Asian Games champion and world No. 6 Shi Feng Li of the People's Republic of China, as per Olympics.com. Sen matched the sixth seed Shi Feng Li shot for shot in the early exchanges to lead 4-3 before the latter picked up nine successive points and took control of the game. The Indian badminton player managed to pick just six points for the rest of the first game as Shi Feng Li comfortably wrapped out the opener. Lakshya Sen mounted a brief comeback to lead Shi Feng Li 11-8 at the second-game interval. However, Shi Feng Li switched gears after the break to win the contest in 45 minutes. This was Lakshya Sen's third defeat in seven meetings against Shi Feng Li.

PV Sindhu and the celebrated doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty had to toil to advance to the second round of the USD 950,000 India Open Super 750 badminton tournament on Tuesday, as home shuttlers experienced a mixed day. After missing the season-opening Malaysia Open Super 1000 due to her wedding in December, Sindhu looked a bit rusty but managed to battle through a 21-14, 22-20 victory over world No. 24 Sung Shuo Yun of Chinese Taipei.

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Chirag Shetty's impressive run at the Malaysia Super 1000 badminton tournament came to an end following a straight-game loss to Korea's Kim Won Ho and Seo Seung Jae in the semifinals, here on Saturday. Seeded seventh, Satwik and Chirag, who reached the finals last season, lost 10-21 15-21 in a 40-minute semifinal clash. «They played really well, and we could have followed our game plan a bit better. Instead, we played some random strokes, but kudos to them for playing a solid game,» Satwik told reporters. «Today, the pace of the game was very slow compared to the last three days. It's part of the game. It was a valuable learning experience for us. It is disappointing, but we have a long way to go. Today's match showed that we can still make it a good fight.»

Blue Box Part 2, the Japanese Netflix Original anime, returns in January 2025. Adapted from Kouji Miura's manga, this series continues to explore the lives, struggles and emotions of its characters.

Joseph Radhik, a renowned photographer known for his stunning captures of grandeur, has carved a niche in documenting some of the most opulent and significant weddings of Indian celebrities. His exceptional career includes photographing iconic events like the Ambani family weddings, celebrated as among the most lavish affairs in the country. Radhik's portfolio also boasts high-profile unions such as those of Olympic badminton champion PV Sindhu and Venkata Datta Sai, as well as Bollywood stars Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal. A highlight of his career was capturing the second pre-wedding celebrations of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant on a luxurious cruise, where he skillfully preserved moments of joy and splendour.

Indian badminton champion and Olympian PV Sindhu is set to marry her fiancé, Venkata Datta Sai, a businessman from Hyderabad, in an intimate ceremony on Sunday, December 22, 2024. The couple, who announced their engagement on December 14 with a heartwarming Instagram post featuring them holding rings and beaming with joy, will exchange vows at the luxurious Raffles Udaipur Resort in Rajasthan.

badminton player PV Sindhu. As per reports, she is gearing up to tie the knot on December 22 in Udaipur. The former world champion, who sought victory at the Syed Modi International in Lucknow on Sunday, is preparing to tie the knot with Hyderabad-based Venkata Datta Sai, an Executive Director at Posidex Technologies. In an interview with PTI, the shuttler’s father, PV Ramana shared that the two families knew each other but it was only a month ago that everything was finalised. He further added that this was the only possible window as her schedule would become hectic from January. Hence, the two families decided to have the marriage ceremony on December 22. The reception will be held in Hyderabad on December 24. As per reports, the wedding-related festivities will kickstart on December 20.

Indian badminton stars PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen expressed happiness after securing singles titles at the Syed Modi India International badminton tournament in Lucknow on Sunday. Two-time Olympic medalist Sindhu ended her Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour drought of over two years by defeating China's Wu Luo Yu in the finals of the women's singles competition. Speaking to after her win, Sindhu said, «Really happy to have won the title».

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India won its 20th medal at the Paris Paralympics, surpassing Tokyo’s 19 — medal mark. On Wednesday, Sachin Sarjerao Khilari – silver in men’s shot put F46 event — and Harvinder Singh — gold in men’s individual recurve open — added two more medals to push India’s count to 22. Considering that there was only one medal in London 2012 and just four in Rio 2016, the progress is staggering. Naturally, the rise in medals has coincided with the increase in the number of Indian athletes qualifying for the Paralympics. In another positive development, women athletes have outperformed men on many occasions. In Tokyo, all four badminton medals were won by men (Pramod Bhagat, Krishna Nagar, Suhas Yathiraj and Manoj Sarkar). In Paris, however, three women – Thulasimathi Murugesan, Nithya Sre Sivan and Manisha Ramadass – have made it to the podium, while only two men won the medals.

Asked what was wrong, Kathuniya said, “I am not happy. If I tell you that I was regularly throwing 47-48m in practice, you will think I am lying. But that’s the truth and I should have done much better here. I am not happy with my effort. I did not win the silver here; I lost the gold.” “You just don’t want people to come and say ‘arre kya hua hai, silver toh aaya (what happened, you got silver)’. Silver aane ke liye yahan nahi aaye the, gold jitne ke liye aaye the (I didn’t come here to win silver, I came to win gold).” His disappointment was palpable. It was interesting to see someone not celebrating a silver medal.

Nitesh Kumar secured a medal in men's singles SL3 category after a commanding straight-game win over Japan's Daisuke Fujihara in the semifinals at the Paris Paralympics on Sunday. The 29-year-old Nitesh, who overcame permanent leg damage from a 2009 accident, showed his dominance with a 21-16 21-12 win over Fujihara in a 48-minute semifinal. The IIT Mandi graduate thus ensured that India return with a medal from the SL3 category, after Pramod Bhagat clinched the gold when para badminton made its debut three years ago in Tokyo. SL3 class players, like Nitesh, compete with more severe lower limb disabilities, requiring play on a half-width court.

India were assured of a second medal in badminton with Manisha Ramadass setting up a women's singles SU5 semifinals duel with compatriot Thulasimathi Murugesan at the Paris Paralympics here on Sunday. The 19-year-old Manisha, who was born with Erb's palsy which affected her right arm, had no trouble in dispatching Japan's Mamiko Toyoda 21- 13 21-16 in the quarterfinals. Erb's palsy is a nerve disorder in the shoulder and arm that results in weakness or loss of muscle function. The second seeded Indian left-hander needed 30 minutes to down her unseeded rival.

2024 Paralympics, with multiple events scheduled across various sports on the first day. The day kicks off with para badminton, where Palak Kohli and Suhas Yathiraj will face off against Nitesh Kumar and Thulasamithi Murugesan in the mixed doubles category at 12:00 PM IST. Following this, Sivarajan Solaimalai and Nithya Sre Sivan will take the court at 12:40 PM IST. As the afternoon unfolds, attention will shift to the Women's Singles events. Manasi Joshi, competing in the SL3 category, and Mandeep Kaur in the general Women's Singles, both have matches scheduled for 2:00 PM IST.

Paris Paralympic is an inspiration. As they start their campaign today, a look at some of the stories: 1. Manoj Sarkar, who suffers from a lower limb condition due to wrongful medical treatment in childhood, grew up in a family that struggled to make ends meet, making it difficult to support his sports training. His mother worked in a factory, and with the meagre earning, encouraged young Manoj to take up the sport. When it became impossible for her to continue, Manoj stepped up himself and started painting houses. It helped him earn some much-needed money and, with the stroke of the paintbrush being similar to those in badminton, allowed him to polish his skills. 2.Deepthi Jivanji is intellectually impaired and finds it difficult to comprehend things. Her coaches need to explain things to her as if she were still a child. But when she is on the track, she gets it all. Many believe she is a sure gold medal favourite and may even break a record. However, the celebration will be different as she may not fully understand the magnitude of her achievement.

Tanvi Patri from Odisha has cemented her status as one of India's most promising badminton prodigies by clinching the girls' singles title at the U-15 Badminton Asia U-17 & U-15 Junior Championships in Chengdu, China, the country where she first honed her skills in the sport. Patri capped off a phenomenal week with a superlative performance, defeating Vietnam's second seed Thi Thu Huyen Nguyen 22-20, 21-11 in a 34-minute final, offering a glimmer of hope after Indian badminton's recent struggles at the Paris Olympics. «I'm feeling good after winning the title,» Patri told PTI from Chengdu. «I had expected to win, and I'm happy I could do that. I've been training at the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy (PPBA) in Bangalore for the last two years.»

India's Tanvi Patri clinched the under-15 girls singles title at the Badminton Asia U-17 & U-15 junior championships after she defeated Thi Thu Huyen Nguyen of Vietnam in straight games in the final in Chengdu, China on Sunday. The 13-year-old Patri, seeded No. 1, wrapped up the proceedings in just 34 minutes as she cruised to a 22-20 21-11 victory over her second-seeded opponent in the summit clash. With the feat, Parti joins the likes of Samiya Imad Farooqui and Tasnim Mir who had won the U-15 girls singles crown in 2017 and 2019 respectively.

Pro Kabaddi League (PKL), which has completed 10 years and is gearing up for its 11th season, has helped create confidence among investors about the viability of non-cricket sporting leagues, said a senior executive. «When a league like PKL goes into its season 11, we are also helping to create some market confidence that non-cricket sports leagues and the business of sport can grow,» said Anupam Goswami, league commissioner, PKL. Many non-cricket sporting leagues were launched on the lines of the Indian Premier League (IPL), but many of them — such as the Indian Tennis Premier League, Premier Badminton League and Pro Wrestling League — are either dormant or have shut down.