The Olympic Games, which were originally slated to take place from July 24 to August 9, 2020, have been rescheduled for July 23 to August 8, 2021, due to the COVID-19 epidemic. India will have the greatest number of 125 athletes competing in these Games, with 70 men and 55 women. India has competed in every Summer Olympic Games since 1920, despite making their official debut at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. The Games' opening ceremony will take place on July 23 at Tokyo's newly built National Stadium, while the closing ceremony will take place on August 8. The Indian badminton squad will also compete in the forthcoming competition.
Saina Nehwal, Srikanth Kidambi, and Pusarla Venkata Sindhu are among the top-10 players in the current BWF rankings. Prakash Padukone was the first Indian player to reach the top rank in the game, followed by Srikanth Kidambi, who reached the top spot as a male player for the second time in April 2018, and Saina Nehwal, who reached the top spot as a female player for the first time in April 2015. Jwala Gutta, India's most successful doubles player, is the only Indian to have been placed in the top-10 of two categories. She was ranked no. 6 in mixed doubles with Valiyaveetil Diju and no. 10 in women's doubles with Ashwini Ponnappa. Here we take a look at the Indian Badminton contingent’s full schedule at the upcoming games. But before that, let’s check out the shuttlers who have made it to the Tokyo Olympics.
Indian Badminton Contingent for the Tokyo Olympics:
PV Sindhu, Women’s Singles
B Sai Praneeth, Men’s Singles
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, Men’s Doubles
Tokyo Olympics: Badminton Full Schedule and Time:
24th July 2021:
Men’s Doubles Group Stage - Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty vs Lee Yang/Wang Chi-Lin (Taiwan) - 8:50 AM IST
Men’s Singles Group Stage - Sai Praneeth vs Zilberman Misha (Israel) - 9:30 AM IST
25th July 2021:
Women’s Singles Group Stage - PV Sindhu vs Polikarpova Ksenia (Israel) - 6:40 AM
26th July to 29th July:
All events (Group Stage Matches) - PV Sindhu, Sai Praneeth, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty - 5:30 AM IST
Men’s Doubles Quarter-Finals - Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty (if qualify) - 5:30 AM IST
30th July 2021:
Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles Round of 16 - Sai Praneeth and PV Sindhu (if qualify) - 5:30 AM IST
31st July 2021:
Men’s Doubles Semi-Finals - Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty (if qualify) - 5:30 AM IST
Women’s Singles Quarter-Finals - PV Sindhu (if qualifies) - 2:30 AM IST
1st August 2021:
Men’s Singles Quarter-Finals - Sai Praneeth (if qualifies) - 9:30 AM IST
Men’s Doubles Bronze Medal Match - Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty (if qualify) - 5 PM IST
2nd August 2021:
Men’s Singles Semi-Final Match - Sai Praneeth (if qualifies) - From 9:30 AM IST
Women’s Singles Final Match - PV Sindhu (if qualifies) - Frome 9:30 AM IST
Men’s Doubles Gold Medal Match - Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty (if qualify) - From 9:30 AM IST
Men’s Singles Finals - Sai Praneeth (if qualifies) - 5:30 PM IST
