Tag: #Badminton
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Olympics 2020: Pakistan’s Dry Run in sporting events
There’s nothing sports fanatics love more than the Olympics. Featuring a wide array of sports, from gymnastics to swimming to volleyball, the Olympics has it all. The first Olympic Games were held in Greece at the end of the 6th century BCE. After that, it took almost 1500 years to return. On 6th April 1896,…
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Teen-Badminton Prodigy An Se-Young finally wins against Carolina Marin
Bangkok, Jan 29 (AFP/APP): Teenage prodigy An Se-young pushed to victory in a tough game against former world champ Carolina Marin on Friday in badminton’s World Tour Finals — her first win over the Spaniard in Bangkok. The world’s top players have been competing in the Thai capital for three consecutive tournaments in a biosecure “bubble”, culminating in…
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Under-16 Talent Program: Volleyball and Badminton Trials Completed
In the Under-16 Talent Program, the volleyball and badminton trials have been completed.
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Chinese Badminton Superstar Lin Dan Announces Retirement
ISLAMABAD, July 5 (online): Lin Dan announced his retirement in a social media post on Saturday, thanking his family and fans. China’s two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan, arguably the greatest badminton player of all time, announced his retirement on Saturday aged 36. It means that Lin, who won gold at the Beijing 2008 and London…
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Virus forces teams out of Asian badminton championships
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 11 (AFP/APP): The deadly coronavirus outbreak has forced China and Hong Kong’s men and women and India’s women to withdraw from badminton’s Asia Team Championships which start on Tuesday in Manila. The event, which runs until Sunday in the Philippines capital, is the Asian qualifying event for the sport’s Thomas and Uber…
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Japan badminton king Momota flies home following fatal car crash
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 15 (AFP/APP): Badminton world number one Kento Momota was released from a Malaysian hospital Wednesday and boarded a plane back to Japan, two days after he was treated for injuries in a car crash in which his driver was killed. The 25-year-old Japanese faces two months out after suffering cuts to his…
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Home Hope Stuns Former no.1 Axelsen at Hong Kong Open
Hong Kong, Nov 15 (AFP/APP): Lee Cheuk-yiu stunned former badminton world number one Viktor Axelsen to stroll into the semi-finals of his home Hong Kong Open on Friday. The tournament has ploughed on despite pro-democracy protests in the city and Lee will play India’s Kidambi Srikanth in the last four on Saturday. Unseeded Lee defeated…
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Lin Dan’s Open Exit New Blow to Fading Olympic Hopes
Shanghai, Nov 6 (AFP/APP): Lin Dan’s unlikely bid for a third Olympic gold suffered another blow on Wednesday when he lost in the first round of the Fuzhou China Open to defending champion Chen Long. The 36-year-old Lin, arguably the greatest badminton player of all time, won the first game 21-19 against his fellow Chinese.…
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Thai badminton star cleared of doping
Badminton Champion Ratchanok Intanon test negative for doping and clear for Olympics
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PBF looking for sponsorship to hold Int’l Series Badminton in befitting manner
ISLAMABAD, Oct 9 (APP):The under-funded Pakistan Badminton Federation (PBF) was looking for sponsorship to hold the US 10,000 International Series Badminton Tournament in a befitting manner. “A total of Rs four million was required to host the International Series in a befitting manner and we would hopefully manage the required expenditures with the help of…