Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games 2022 Badminton Day 7 LIVE: Sindhu, Srikanth win first-round, Ashwini-Sumeeth crash out — Scores, Updates, Results, Blog
The Indian badminton contingent will begin their medal quest in the individual and doubles categories as PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, Aakarshi Kashyap, Lakshya Sen, Ashwini/Sumeeth will be in action at CWG 2022. Follow LIVE.
Kidambi Srikanth and PV Sindhu at the Spain Masters (Source: AP)
With a well-fought silver from the Mixed Team badminton finals, the Indian badminton contingent will begin their quest for individual medals in singles and doubles categories.
Kicking off action today, PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth notched some very comfortable victories while it was an early shock for the Mixed Doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and Sumeeth Reddy crashed out in the first round.
Later in the day, we will have Aakarshi Kashyap and Lakshya Sen in action.
Follow all badminton action live:
Live Updates
- 4 Aug 2022 7:16 PM GMT
What a rollecoaster was this and a one-sided show!
Lakshya Sen hastens to victory here at 21-4, 21-5, breezing into the next round.
Lakshya, just 20, was way too powerful for his 45-year-old opponent.
- 4 Aug 2022 7:14 PM GMT
Lakshya's opponent clearly can't keep up here...
Lakshya toys with the shuttle here and makes his opponent tire around!
- 4 Aug 2022 5:40 PM GMT
And Mahoor hurts her left ankle and is forced to retire
Sad turn of events here! Mahoor hurts her left ankle and has to retire while Aakarshi Kashyap goes to embrace her.
It is Aakarshi who is through to the next round.
