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Rithvik Sanjeevi Satish Kumar (born 15 May 2003) is an Indian badminton player. [1] He has won titles like Odisha Masters , India International Challenge , and Telangana International Challenge. He was also the runner-up at the Bangladesh International Challenge.
She is the first Indian badminton player to have won an Olympic medal, the first Indian to have reached the final of the BWF World Championships, and the first Indian to have won the BWF World Junior Championships. [12] In 2006, Nehwal became the first Indian female and the youngest Asian to win a 4-star tournament.
Satwiksairaj was born on 13 August 2000 in Amalapuram, Andhra Pradesh and started playing badminton after following in the footsteps of his father, who was a state-level player in the past, as well his elder brother. In 2014, he joined the Pullela Gopichand Academy in Hyderabad and decided to become a doubles specialist. [6]
Pusarla Venkata Sindhu (born 5 July 1995), popularly known as PV Sindhu, is an Indian badminton player. [6] Considered as one of India's most successful athletes, Sindhu has won medals at various tournaments such as the Olympic Games, the World Championships, and on the World Tour. She is the first and only Indian to become the badminton world ...
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, [11] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Valiyaveetil Diju (born 4 January 1981), also known as V. Diju, is an Indian badminton player from Kozhikode, Kerala. [1] He clinched six National Championships title, once in the men's doubles and five times in the mixed doubles.
His victory was also the first international victory by an Indian badminton player. [5] [6] Recipient of the first Arjuna Award instituted in 1961. [4] [15] Voted the most popular sportsperson of India in 1961. [4] Natekar and Meena Shaw won the Mixed Doubles title at Bangkok's King's Cup International Tournament in 1962.
B. Sumeeth Reddy (born 26 September 1991) is an Indian badminton player who currently plays men's doubles. [1] He was part of Indian team that clinched the gold medals in the 2016 and 2019 South Asian Games, and also claimed the men's doubles gold with Manu Attri in 2016.