Aichi-Nagoya [Japan], September 20 (ANI): Team India started their Asian Games 2026 campaign in women's badminton with a 3-0 win over Kazakhstan. The team reached the quarterfinals with this victory on Sunday.
India will be facing Japan in the quarterfinals on September 22 and will be looking for a medal.
India's two-time Olympic medalist and former world champion PV Sindhu started on a fine note for India, with a two-game win against Kamila Smagulova by easy margins of 21-7, 21-9.
Later, youngster Unnati Hooda doubled India's lead with an easy win against Alissa Kuleshova, 21-7, 21-10.
The 17-year-old star Tanvi Sharma completed India's sweep by beating Diana Namenova 21-5, 21-10, thrashing the Kazakhs in a one-sided tie.
Team India has a gold, two silver and 10 bronze medals in the Asian Games in the sport, making it a total of 13 medals. The Indian women's team would be eyeing India's second-ever gold, with Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty having won India's first-ever badminton gold in the 2022 edition at Hangzhou.
Indian badminton team at Asian Games 2026
-Lakshya Sen (men's singles, men's team)
-Ayush Shetty (men's singles, men's team)
-HS Prannoy (men's team)
-Kidambi Srikanth (men's team)
-Tharun Mannepalli (men's team)
-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (men's doubles, men's team)
-Chirag Shetty (men's doubles, men's team)
-Hariharan Amsakarunan (men's doubles, men's team)
-MR Arjun (men's doubles, men's team)
-Dhruv Kapila (mixed doubles, men's team)
-PV Sindhu (women's singles, women's team)
-Unnati Hooda (women's singles, women's team)
-Devika Sihag (women's team)
-Tanvi Sharma (women's team)
-Isharani Baruah (women's team)
-Treesa Jolly (women's doubles, women's team)
-Gayatri Gopichand (women's doubles, women's team)
-Kavipriya Selvam (women's doubles, women's team)
-Simran Singhi (women's doubles, women's team)
-Tanisha Crasto (mixed doubles, women's team). (ANI)
Asian Games 2026: India start badminton campaign with 3-0 against Kazakhstan in women's team event
