Lakshya Sen, Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand, also named in the squad for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games starting September 19.

Two-time Asian Games medallist PV Sindhu and men’s doubles gold medallist Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will headline a strong Indian badminton squad for the 20th Asian Games to be held in the Japanese region of Aichi-Nagoya from September 19.

The Badminton Association of India (BAI) selection committee announced the squad after reviewing recent performances across national and international tournaments.

Indian badminton players have won 13 medals in Asian Games history, including a breakthrough gold medal at the previous edition. The 2022 Games marked India’s most successful campaign, yielding one gold, one silver, and an individual bronze through Prannoy. India’s highest medal tally overall came at the 1982 New Delhi Asian Games, where the country secured five bronze medals.

Japan Asian Games squad:

Men’s Team: Lakshya Sen, Ayush Shetty, H. S. Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth, Tharun Mannepalli, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty, Hariharan Amsakarunan, M. R. Arjun, Dhruv Kapila.

Women’s Team: PV Sindhu, Unnati Hooda, Devika Sihag, Tanvi Sharma, Isharani Baruah, Treesa Jolly, Gayatri Gopichand Pullela, Kavipriya Selvam, Simran Singhi, Tanisha Crasto

Individual:

Men’s Singles (MS): Lakshya Sen, Ayush Shetty

Women’s Singles (WS): PV Sindhu, Unnati Hooda. Men’s Doubles (MD): Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty; Hariharan Amsakarunan / M. R. Arjun. Women’s Doubles (WD): Treesa Jolly / Gayatri Gopichand Pullela; Kavipriya Selvam / Simran Singhi. Mixed Doubles (XD): Dhruv Kapila / Tanisha Crasto

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