Asian Games 2026 Badminton Draw: Byes for Lakshya Sen, P.V. Sindhu; India’s First-Round Opponents Revealed

Tough draws for Lakshya, Sindhu; Satwik-Chirag eye another gold

Nagoya: Lakshya Sen and PV Sindhu face a stern test after being handed challenging draws, while defending champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty got a relatively favourable route to the semifinals as the focus shifts to the individual competitions following the team championships at the Asian Games, beginning here on Friday. India managed to secure … Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News, Technology, Entertainment, Sports, P…

Asian Games Badminton: Lakshya Sen, PV Sindhu Face Tough Draws; Satwik- Chirag Get Favourable Route

Lakshya Sen and PV Sindhu face a stern test after being handed challenging draws, while defending champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty got a relatively favourable route to the semifinals

Asian Games 2026: Lakshya Sen, PV Sindhu face tough draws; Satwik-Chirag get easier path

At Hangzhou 2023, Indian shuttlers won three medals, including the country's first badminton gold. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won gold in men's doubles, while the men's team took silver and HS Prannoy won bronze in men's singles.

Two rounds on same day for Lakshya, Ayush and Sindhu; tricky openers for doubles

Lakshya vs Loh Kean Yew; Treesa-Gayatri vs Fukushima-Matsumoto; Satwik-Chirag vs Leo-Daniel and Ayush vs Alwi; Unnati vs Yamaguchi -- potentially exciting faceoffs; Sindhu will need to beat Chen Yufei for medal after she gets past Miyazaki

Asian Games 2026 badminton draw: Byes for Lakshya Sen, P.V. Sindhu; India’s first-round opponents revealed

Lakshya Sen and P.V. Sindhu have received first-round byes at the Asian Games 2026 badminton individual events. Here is the complete draw for India’s singles and doubles players.

Asian Games 2026: Tough draw for Lakshya, Sindhu; Satwik-Chirag have it easy

Indian badminton has already secured a medal with the men’s team claiming bronze