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'Important to be perfect' - Sindhu focused on Olympic medal in Paris
PV Sindhu is physically and mentally in her best shape but realises she needs to be "much smarter" in her pursuit of a third medal at the Games
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30 days to Paris Olympics 2024: Tracking India's top 10 medal hopes
ESPN tracks how the India's top 10 medal prospects are doing 30 days out from the start of the Olympics.
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Summer Olympics
40 days to Paris Olympics 2024: Tracking India's top 10 medal hopes
ESPN tracks how the India's top 10 medal prospects are doing 40 days out from the start of the Olympics.
Badminton
Path to Paris: Forget form, forget everything... it's time for big-game PV Sindhu
At Paris 2024, PV Sindhu will somehow be a combination of both her previous Olympic avatars.
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Summer Olympics
50 days to Paris Olympics 2024: Tracking India's top 10 medal hopes
ESPN tracks how the India's top 10 medal prospects are doing 50 days out from the start of the Olympics.
Badminton
Sat-Chi pull out of title defence; Sindhu, Prannoy look to finetune Olympic preparations at Indonesia Open Super 1000
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Summer Olympics
60 days to Paris Olympics 2024: Tracking India's top 10 medal hopes
ESPN tracks how the India's top 10 medal prospects are doing 60 days out from the start of the Olympics.
Badminton
Singapore Open presents tough tests for Sindhu, Lakshya; Sat-Chi look to continue good form
Tough draws await a lot of Indians who are competing at the BWF Singapore Open 2024.
Badminton
Malaysia Masters 2024: Solid week ends in loss after several sightings of vintage PV Sindhu
Sindhu said she feels at her best physically, so she must use this week to make the necessary mentla adjustments before the Paris Olympics
Badminton
PV Sindhu collapses in decider to lose Malaysia Masters final to Wang Zhi Yi
Leading 11-3 in the decider, Sindhu lost out 21-16, 5-21, 16-21 to world no.7 Wang Zhi Yi of China in the final.
Badminton
Resurgent Sindhu one win away from first BWF World Tour title since 2022
PV Sindhu will face world no. 7 Wang Zhi Yi in her BWF World Tour final in over a year.
Badminton
Sindhu wins marathon contest against Busanan to reach Malaysia Masters final
Sindhu reached her first BWF World Tour final in over a year with a 13-21, 21-16, 21-13 win, and faces world no. 7 Wang Zhi Yi in the final.
Badminton
Satwik-Chirag peel off rust to claim Thailand Open silverware ahead of Paris Olympics
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty reclaimed their world no. 1 ranking with their second title of 2024 coming after a rough couple of months.
Badminton
Thailand Open final Highlights: Dominant Satwik-Chirag win second title of 2024
Follow along as Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty play their fourth final in 2024, looking to lift Thailand Open 2024.
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70 days to Paris Olympics 2024: Tracking India's top 10 medal hopes
ESPN tracks how the India's top 10 medal prospects are doing 70 days out from the start of the Olympics.
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Summer Olympics
80 days to Paris Olympics 2024: Tracking India's top 10 medal hopes
ESPN tracks how the India's top 10 medal prospects are doing 80 days out from the start of the Olympics.
Badminton
China beat India 3-1 in Thomas Cup quarterfinal, Lakshya with lone Indian win
Lakshya Sen was India's lone victor, between Li Shi Feng 2-1
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Summer Olympics
90 days to Paris Olympics 2024: Tracking India's top 10 medal hopes
ESPN tracks how the India's top 10 medal prospects are doing 90 days out from the start of the Olympics.
Badminton
India to defend Thomas Cup title with strong squad, opt for next-gen in Uber Cup
PV Sindhu has opted out, but with Lakshya Sen on the rise and HS Prannoy and Satwik-Chirag looking to gain form ahead of the Olympics, India's hopes are high.
Badminton
How Lakshya learnt to believe again, with a little help from Padukone, Upton and home food
As Lakshya Sen prepares to help India defend the Thomas Cup, he's a changed man from the one who struggled through much of 2023.
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100 days to Paris Olympics 2024: Tracking India's top 10 medal hopes
ESPN tracks how the India's top 10 medal prospects are doing 100 days out from the start of the Olympics.
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Summer Olympics
Every Indian athlete that has qualified for the Olympics so far
From Neeraj Chopra to PV Sindhu, here's a list of every Indian to have qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Badminton
BWF Madrid Masters: Ash-Tan, Lakshya Sen look to confirm Paris Olympics spots; Sindhu seeks consistency
Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth are chasing Olympic qualification, as are the women's doubles teams of Tanisha Crasto/Ashwini Ponnappa and Gayatri Gopichand/Treesa Jolly.
Badminton
Swiss Open takeaways: Srikanth the enigma; Sindhu's fitness tested; Gaya-Tree stumbling in Race to Paris
Srikanth's semifinal run may have come too late for a spot in Paris, but displayed his best... and worst moments.
Badminton
Swiss Open 2024: Lakshya leads Indian contingent chasing Olympic qualification spots
Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth are chasing Olympic qualification, as are the women's doubles teams of Tanisha Crasto/Ashwini Ponnappa and Gayatri Gopichand/Treesa Jolly.
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World No. 10 PV Sindhu expressed her happiness over participating in her first Olympics as she became one of the seven badminton players to make the cut for Rio Olympics 2016.
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