Badminton

We head to Pullela Gopichand’s home as the family reflects on how far they have come. Pullela’s daughter Gayatri is put through her paces.

London 2012 | Olympic Games

Originals

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A Family Affair | The Academy

With strength and endurance identified as being a traditional weakness in Indian sport, Pullela Gopichand aims to improve this aspect of his badminton players.

Rio 2016 | Olympic Games

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The Secrets to Enhance Strength and Endurance | The Academy

We head behind the scenes and hang out with of some of India’s rising badminton talent.

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Youth take Centre Stage | The Academy

India’s doubles players are thriving lately. We hang out with the charismatic men’s team of Satwick and Shetty, and follow Sikki Reddy through rehabilitation.

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The Rise of the Doubles Players | The Academy

Pullela Gopichand looks towards the future with the latest batch of young students at the academy, some of whom rise at 3am to learn to play badminton.

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The Future of Indian Badminton | The Academy

We head to the hustle of Hyderabad to meet India’s badminton legend Pullela Gopichand and hear of his champion-building dream. Insights from legends such as Saina Nehwal, Sai Praneeth and Kidambi Srikanth.

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Forging India’s Badminton Champions | The Academy

United States of America

Simone

Simone Biles - Olympics.com

Sweden

Armand

Armand Duplantis - Olympics.com

Mikaela

Mikaela SHIFFRIN

Ilia

Ilia Malinin - Olympics.com

N. Sikki Reddy

Nelakurihi

Loh Kean Yew wants to be the bad guy.
Not the physical kind who smashes racquets or fires shuttles directly at an opponent, but the kind who can throw opponents off with some cleverly crafted mind games.
“I should definitely learn and try to master this skill even more,” the

France's Delphine Delrue and Gicquel Thom said they often use mind games to get an advantage over their opponents.

Putting the 'bad' in badminton: The mind games top shuttlers play

The 27th BWF World Championships in badminton are continuing in Tokyo, Japan, with second-round action concluding across the five events of men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles on Thursday, 25 August 2022.
We are approaching the business end of the competition with quarter-finals action across

Badminton | TotalEnergies BWF World Championships | Tokyo

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 17:  Viktor Axelsen of Denmark reacts after defeating Rajiv Ouseph of Great Britain during the Men's Singles Quarterfinal Badminton match on Day 12 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Riocentro - Pavilion 4 on August 17, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

Viktor Axelsen

Badminton BWF World Championships 2022: Day 4 preview, order of play, how to watch - Thursday 25 August

The 27th BWF World Championships in badminton are continuing in Tokyo, Japan, with second-round action concluding across the five events of men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles on Wednesday, 24 August 2022.
Round of 32 matches in all five events will take place today, with

N. Sikki Reddy

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