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FILE PHOTO: Badminton - All England Open Badminton Championships - Arena Birmingham, Birmigham, Britain - March 7, 2019 Denmark s Mathias Boe after his second round match with Carsten Mogensen against Japan s Takeshi Kamura and Keigo Sonoda Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers
(Reuters) - Indian doubles pair Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy have roped in Denmark’s former Olympic silver medallist Mathias Boe as their new coach in the lead up to this year’s Tokyo Games.
A former world number one in men’s doubles, Boe won silver alongside Carsten Mogensen at the London Olympics in 2012, as well as the All-England Championships in 2011 and 2015. He retired last year.
Indian domestic badminton tourneys to resume in April
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The domestic badminton circuit is set to begin from April with a revamped structure owing to COVID-19 pandemic, the Badminton Association of India (BAI) announced on Saturday.. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, Jan 30 : The domestic badminton circuit is set to begin from April with a revamped structure owing to COVID-19 pandemic, the Badminton Association of India (BAI) announced on Saturday.
The BAI has decided to resume the senior ranking tournaments with the revamped structure. The decision was taken during BAI s executive committee meeting on Saturday, said a BCI statement. Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the BAI state unit members were connected virtually from all parts of India.
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Six Indians in top-10 of BWF world junior rankings; Varun, Samiya attain world no 2 spots
Varun jumped four places among male singles players, while Samiya climbed six spots in the female category.
Varun had a great run last year as he picked his sixth junior title, claiming the XII Portuguese International 2020 in November.
While 17-year-old Samiya, a U-15 Asian Badminton Championship winner, has been one of the consistent performers at the junior circuit last year.
“It’s great to see many junior shuttlers doing so well. We currently have 10 Indians in the top-20 and the juniors have shown a lot of promise,” Badminton Association of India (BAI) President Himanta Biswa Sarma said in a release.