https://www.scmp.com/rss/523356/feed The latest news and top stories on Pusarla Venkata Sindhu, an Indian badminton singles player. She is India's first woman to secure two Olympic medals, a silver at Rio 2016 and a bronze at Tokyo 2020. She is also the first Indian world champion, winning gold at the 2019 BWF World Championships. She won five World Championship medals and multiple Commonwealth Games medals. She was a flag bearer for India at the Paris 2024 Olympics. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Skyrocketing raw material costs in China have caused shuttlecock prices to more than double in recent months as suppliers struggle to meet rising demand from badminton enthusiasts around the world. However, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) said the shortage was not “at a crisis level yet”. “We are aware of the global supply chain challenges and subsequent increases in feathered shuttlecock prices impacting badminton communities around the world,” BWF Secretary General Thomas Lund said in a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3323760/badminton-federation-plays-down-shuttlecock-crisis-amid-rising-china-prices?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3323760/badminton-federation-plays-down-shuttlecock-crisis-amid-rising-china-prices?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 30 Aug 2025 12:00:15 +0000 Reuters,Agence France-Presse Reuters,Agence France-Presse China’s Wang Zhiyi wasted little time in beating Hungary’s Agnes Korosi in the first round of the Badminton World Championships in Paris on Tuesday. The women’s world No 2 won 21-5, 21-4 after 22 minutes, while Chinese third seed Han Yue sailed to a 21-10, 21-16 victory over Chinese Taipei’s Chiu Pin-Chian. Anders Antonsen, the men’s second seed, had few problems getting past Brazilian Jonathan Matias. The Dane was mostly in control throughout the 41-minute match and prevailed 21-15,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3323266/badminton-world-championships-wang-zhiyi-top-seeds-fly-paris?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3323266/badminton-world-championships-wang-zhiyi-top-seeds-fly-paris?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 Aug 2025 03:00:14 +0000