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All England Open 2021 Badminton Live Updates: PV Sindhu wins first round; Srikanth, Kashyap knocked out
Follow our live blog for latest updates on Indian sports news and features at All England Open Badminton Championships.
The prestigious All England Badminton Open Championships is back upon us yet again. One of the most prominent badminton tournament, the All England Open will be held from 17th March to 21st March at the Utilita Arena Birmingham this year.
Besides Sindhu, veteran Saina Nehwal is the only other Indian representation in women's singles. While, the men's singles will have HS Prannoy, Parupalli Kashyap, Sai Praneeth, Sameer Verma and Lakshya Sen in action along with Srikanth.
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- 17 March 2021 3:15 AM GMT
Best news from yesterday — One more Olympic quota.
Taking part in the 24th Senior Federation Cup, Sreeshankar jumped 8.26m to create a national record and earned himself a berth in Long Jump at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The qualifying mark for the Games is 8.22m.
- 17 March 2021 2:56 AM GMT
Delayed start due to COVID-19 retests
A number of COVID-19 tests conducted for the teams at the All England Open 2021 were deemed inconclusive and hence, samples will be rerun today. As a result, play will be delayed and start at 7:30 PM IST on Wednesday 17 March 2021. - 17 March 2021 2:50 AM GMT
3 Indian shuttlers test positive for COVID-19
Three Indian shuttlers have tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the All England Championship while a few are awaiting confirmation on their inconclusive samples as India's campaign has been thrown into chaos before the start of the tournament