India will compete for their first-ever Asian Games gold medal in badminton in the Asian Games 2023, which will be held in Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China, from September 23 to October 8.
The badminton events at the 19th Asian Games will be place in the Binjiang Gymnasium from September 28 to October 7. Men’s and women’s teams, men’s and women’s singles, men’s and women’s doubles, and mixed doubles will all compete for medals.
All eyes will be on the men’s team to capture a gold medal, led by Thomas Cup champions and Asian champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty.
India’s men’s and women’s singles No. 1s, HS Prannoy and PV Sindhu, will be vying for gold medals at the quadrennial spectacle. However, Commonwealth Games gold champion Lakshya Sen is not among the singles competitors. Despite being India’s No. 2, he came second in the trials against Kidamabi Srikanth and so failed to qualify for the individual event.
Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly, who are ranked 18th in the world for women’s doubles, will be medal contenders in the Asian Games. The pair won bronze at the Commonwealth Games last year and will compete in their first Asian Games.
Ashwini Ponnappa, a member of India’s bronze medal-winning team in 2014, has joined up with Tanisha Crasto in women’s doubles. Ponappa, 33, is India’s most experienced shuttler in the Asian Games.
INDIAN SQUAD
Men Singles – HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth
Women Singles – PV Sindhu, Ashmita Chaliha
Men’s Doubles – Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty, Dhruv Kapila/Mr Arjun
Women’s Doubles – Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand Pullela, Ashwini Ponappa/Tanisha Crasto
Mixed Doubles – Rohan Kapoor/Sikki Reddy, Sai Pratheek/Tanisha Crasto
Men’s Team – HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty, Dhruv Kapila, Mr Arjun, Lakshya Sen, Mithun Manjunath, Rohan Kapoor, Sai Patheek
Women’s Team – PV Sindhu, Ashmita Chaliha, Treesa Jolly, Gayatri Gopichand Pullela, Ashwini Ponappa, Tanisha Crasto, Malvika Bansod, Anupama Upadhya, Sikki Reddy
| Date | Events | Rounds | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 28, Thursday | Women’s team and men’s team | First round | 6:30 AM to 11:30 AM |
| September 28, Thursday | Women’s team and men’s team | First round | 2:30 PM to 7:30 PM |
| September 29, Friday | Women’s team | Quarter-final | 6:30 AM to 11:30 AM |
| September 29, Friday | Men’s team | Quarter-final | 2:30 PM to 7:30 PM |
| September 30, Saturday | Women’s team | Semi-final | 6:30 AM to 11:30 AM |
| September 30, Saturday | Men’s team | Semi-final | 2:30 PM to 7:30 PM |
| October 1, Sunday | Women’s team | Final | 6:30 AM to 11:30 AM |
| October 1, Sunday | Men’s team | Final | 2:30 PM to 7:30 PM |
| October 2, Monday | Men’s singles/women’s singles/men’s doubles/mixed doubles | First round | 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM |
| October 3, Tuesday | Men’s singles/women’s singles | Second round | 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM |
| October 3, Tuesday | Women’s doubles | First round | 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM |
| October 4, Wednesday | Men’s singles/women’s singles | Third round | 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM |
| October 4, Wednesday | Men’s doubles/women’s doubles/mixed doubles | Second round | 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM |
| October 5, Thursday | Men’s singles/women’s singles/men’s doubles/women’s doubles/mixed doubles | Quarter-finals | 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM |
| October 6, Friday | Men’s singles/women’s singles/men’s doubles/women’s doubles/mixed doubles | Semi-finals | 6:30 AM -12:30 PM and 2:30 PM to 7:30 PM |
| October 7, Saturday | Men’s singles/women’s singles/men’s doubles/women’s doubles/mixed doubles | Finals | 11:30 AM to 5:30 PM |
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