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BAI invites players for Asian Games selection trials

The Badminton Association of India (BAI) has decided to conduct selection trials from May 4 to 7 to pick the team for the upcoming Asian Games. The Asian Games were initially scheduled to be held last year but were postponed to this year in Hangzhou, China and will now take place from September 23 to October 8. According to a circular issued to all recognized state associations, the trials will be conducted by Jwala Gutta Academy of Excellence, Telangana.

Two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu (world No. 11), HS Prannoy (world No. 9), Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (world No. 7) in men’s doubles and Trisha Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand The women’s doubles pair (numbered 19 in the world) got a direct place in the team by virtue of breaking into the top 20 of the BWF rankings released on April 18.

World Championship silver and bronze medalist Kidambi Srikanth (world No. 23) and Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen (world No. 24), Orleans Masters Super 300 winner Priyanshu Rajawat, national champion Mithun Manjunath and Tokyo Olympian B Sai Praneeth is among the nine men’s singles players who will have to challenge in the trials. In women’s singles, London Games bronze medalist Saina Nehwal, Akarshi Kashyap, Malvika Bansod, Ashmita Chaliha, Unnati Hooda will take part in the three-day trial. “The deadline for sending confirmation of participation in the final selection trial to BAI is 28 April 2023, Friday, 5 pm,” BAI said in the letter.

“The format of the trials will be decided after the confirmation deadline,” the association said. List of players for the 2023 Asian Games selection trials: Men’s singles: Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth, Priyanshu Rajawat, Mithun Manjunath, Sai Praneeth , Maisnam Mairaba, Bharat Raghav, Ansal Yadav, Siddhant Gupta. Women’s Singles: Saina Nehwal, Aakarshi Kashyap, Malvika Bansod, Ashmita Chaliha, Aditi Bhat, Unnati Hooda, Alisha Naik, Shriyanshi Valishetty, Anupama Upadhyay. Men’s Doubles: MR Arjun & Dhruv Kapila, Krishna Prasad & Vishnu Vardhan, Suraj Goela & Prithvi Roy, Nitin HV & Sai Prateek, Kushal Raj & Prakash Raj. Women’s Doubles: Ashwini Bhat & Shikha Gautam, Tanisha Crasto & Ashwini Ponnappa, Radhika Sharma & Tanvi Sharma Mixed Doubles: Rohan Kapoor & Sikki Reddy, Sai Prateek & Tanisha Crasto, Hariharan & Varshini, Hemagendra Babu & Kanika Kanwal.

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