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BWF World Championships 2026: Indian squad named for New Delhi
India will field teams in all five disciplines at the BWF World Championships 2026 in New Delhi, scheduled from August 17 to 23 at the Indira Gandhi Arena. The tournament returns to…
The Story in Brief
India will field teams in all five disciplines at the BWF World Championships 2026 in New Delhi, scheduled from August 17 to 23 at the Indira Gandhi Arena. The tournament returns to India after 17 years, Hyderabad last hosted it in 2009. Key entrants include former world champion PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen (men's singles), the top men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, women's doubles pairs Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand Pullela and Kavipriya Selvam-Simran Singhi, and two mixed doubles pairs. The event will start with the round of 64 on August 17, with finals on August 23.
The Indian Opinion
Hosting a world championship after 17 years naturally stirs medal hopes, but fans should temper expectations. Sindhu and Sen have struggled for consistency since 2024, and the doubles pairs, barring Satwik-Chirag, lack big-stage experience. Much of the hype rests on home-court advantage, but form matters more. The real test: can the young doubles combinations reach the quarter-finals, or will the pressure of expectation leave India without a podium finish?
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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