Paralympic Star Nitesh Kumar Cites BAI Apathy, Wants Badminton To Be Placed Under PCI | Badminton News

Paralympic Star Nitesh Kumar Cites BAI Apathy, Wants Badminton To Be Placed Under PCI | Badminton News

Frustrated with the lack of recognition and administrative wrangling within the Badminton Association of India (BAI), Paralympic champion Nitesh Kumar has called for para badminton to be transferred under the aegis of Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) for the sport’s betterment and progress. The 29-year-old from Haryana, who secured a historic gold medal…

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Badminton At Paralympics 2024: Nitesh Kumar, Sukant Kadam Enter Men’s Singles SL3 And SL4 Semifinals | Olympics News

Badminton At Paralympics 2024: Nitesh Kumar, Sukant Kadam Enter Men’s Singles SL3 And SL4 Semifinals | Olympics News

Indian shuttlers Nitesh Kumar and Sukant Kadam qualified for the semifinals of men’s singles SL3 and SL4 categories respectively after recording straight-game wins in their last group matches in the Paris Paralympics on Saturday. Nitesh, who had won a silver medal in the Asian Para Games last year in China, beat Mongkhon Bunsun…

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“Whereabouts Failures Due To Technical Glitch”: Tokyo Paralympics Champion Pramod On Suspension | Olympics News

“Whereabouts Failures Due To Technical Glitch”: Tokyo Paralympics Champion Pramod On Suspension | Olympics News

Following his suspension from the sport due to violation of anti-doping violations, Tokyo 2020 Paralympic champion para-shuttler Pramod Bhagat on Tuesday said that the three whereabout failures within a 12-month period were due to a “technical glitch” rather than an intentional wrongdoing. Bhagat will miss the upcoming Paris Paralympic Games after being suspended…

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Badminton At Olympics: Lakshya Sen Falls To Viktor Axelsen In Semi-Finals, To Play Bronze-Medal Playoff | Olympics News

Badminton At Olympics: Lakshya Sen Falls To Viktor Axelsen In Semi-Finals, To Play Bronze-Medal Playoff | Olympics News

India’s Lakshya Sen in action during men’s singles badminton semi-final match at Paris Olympics.© AFP India’s dream of a first-ever Olympic gold in badminton will remain unfulfilled after Lakshya Sen suffered a straight-game defeat to reigning Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen in the men’s singles semifinals at the Paris Games on Sunday. The 22-year-old…

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