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After India Open chaos, Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya pushes SAI to save Olympic dreams

Taking note of the organisational lapses that plagued the India Open badminton tournament here, Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya met officials of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Monday to discuss “corrective measures” that would prevent a repeat of the fiasco. It is reliably learnt that the minister held a meeting with the stadium administrators, […]

First bird poop, and then nest: Badminton match once again halted at India Open

The India Open Super 750 continued to court controversy on Saturday, January 17 as play was halted once again, this time during the women’s doubles semifinal between China’s Liu Shengshu–Tan Ning and South Korea’s Baek Ha Na–Lee So Hee. With the Chinese pair leading 6–3 in the opening game, officials were forced to stop the […]

India Open | Lin-vincble: A 9-year puzzle that Lakshya Sen failed to solve in windy Delhi

The difference, they say, is sometimes in the wind. On Friday evening at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, it was quite literally the case for Lakshya Sen. The 24-year-old, who has travelled the world and learned to negotiate far trickier conditions than this, fell prey to a bit of unpredictability at home, crashing out of […]

Hard to see how Delhi can host World Champs: Denmark shuttler doubles down on criticism

Denmark’s Mia Blichfeldt has doubled down on her criticism of the India Open Super 750, taking to Instagram on Friday, January 16 to once again slam the organisers over what she described as poor and unacceptable playing conditions. Blichfeldt, who had raised concerns about the tournament last year as well, had earlier complained about hygiene […]