| Badminton in India | |
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| Country |  India |
| Governing body | Badminton Association of India |
| National team(s) | India national badminton team |
National competitions | |
National Championships (1934–present) | |
Club competitions | |
Premier Badminton League (2016–present) | |
International competitions | |
Olympic Games  x1  x2Paralympic Games  x3  x3  x3World Championships  x1  x4  x9 Asian Games  x1  x2  x10Asian Para Games x8 x8 x21South Asian Games x34 x21 x3 | |
Badminton is a popular sport in India. It is managed by the Badminton Association of India which is associated with Badminton Asia and Badminton World Federation.
Contents
- History
- Medal table
- World rankings
- Olympic Games
- Paralympic Games
- National award recipients
- See also
- References
Indian shuttlers Prakash Padukone, Srikanth Kidambi, Jwala Gutta, Saina Nehwal, P. V. Sindhu, Lakshya Sen, H. S. Prannoy, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have all ranked in the world's top ten.
Prakash Padukone was the first player from India to achieve the world no. 1 spot in the game, after which Srikanth Kidambi became the second male player to make it to the top spot in April 2018. [1] Saina Nehwal was the first female player from India to achieve the world no. 1 spot, which she did in April 2015, and the first Indian badminton player to win a medal at the Olympic Games. [2] [3]
P. V. Sindhu is the first Indian to become the World Champion, which she achieved in 2019, and the only badminton player from India to win two consecutive medals at the Olympic Games. [4] [5] One of the most successful Indian doubles player is Jwala Gutta, who was the only Indian to have rank in the top 10 of two categories. She peaked at #6 with Valiyaveetil Diju in mixed doubles and at #10 with Ashwini Ponnappa in women's doubles. [6]
Other successful players include Pullela Gopichand, Aparna Popat, Syed Modi, Chetan Anand, and Parupalli Kashyap.
