Indian Badminton Secures Five Olympic Quotas for Paris 2024
Indian badminton has achieved a significant milestone with five players securing quotas for the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics. The Badminton World Federation (BWF) released the ‘Race to Paris’ Ranking List, which determines the qualification for the Games.
Former world champion PV Sindhu, a silver medalist at the 2016 Olympics and a bronze medalist at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, has secured her quota by finishing 12th in the rankings. In the men’s singles, HS Prannoy (ranked 9th) and Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen (ranked 13th) have also earned quotas for India.
In the doubles competitions, Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy have secured the third spot in the men’s doubles list, while Ashwini Ponappa and Tanisha Crasto have finished 13th in the women’s doubles. Chirag and Satwik became the first Indian doubles pair to reach world number one last year, while Ashwini and Crasto have won two Super 100 championship titles and finished as runners-up in a Super 300 tournament.
With a total of seven badminton quotas, India could field its joint-biggest badminton contingent in the Olympics, having played with seven shuttlers at the 2016 Rio Olympics. This achievement is a testament to the growing strength of Indian badminton and the players’ determination to excel on the world stage.
