{"id":47306,"date":"2026-04-06T10:58:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T05:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=47306"},"modified":"2026-04-06T10:58:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T05:28:07","slug":"lakshya-sen-and-pv-sindhu-lead-indias-bid-to-end-61-year-singles-title-drought-at-badminton-asia-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/badminton\/lakshya-sen-and-pv-sindhu-lead-indias-bid-to-end-61-year-singles-title-drought-at-badminton-asia-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakshya Sen and PV Sindhu lead India\u2019s bid to end 61-year singles title drought at badminton Asia championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty ruled out due to injury, the spotlight turns to India\u2019s formidable singles contingent at the Badminton Asia Championships. In-form <strong>Lakshya Sen<\/strong> and two-time Olympic medallist <strong>PV Sindhu<\/strong> are spearheading the country\u2019s ambitious campaign to end a 61-year wait for a singles gold at the prestigious continental event.<\/p>\n<p>Former national champion <strong>Dinesh Khanna remains the only Indian to win<\/strong> men\u2019s singles gold, achieving the feat back in 1965. Lakshya Sen, fresh off a runner-up finish at the All England Championships, is determined to break that long drought. The 24-year-old from Almora opens his campaign against Hong Kong\u2019s Lee Cheuk-Yiu and enters the tournament brimming with confidence after a string of strong performances.<\/p>\n<p>On the women\u2019s side, PV Sindhu returns after a disrupted European leg. The seasoned campaigner was stranded in Dubai en route to the All England Championships due to the conflict in West Asia, forcing her withdrawal. She skipped the Swiss Open to recover fully and will begin her title challenge against Malaysia\u2019s Wong Ling Ching. Her vast experience and fighting spirit make her a dangerous prospect for any opponent.<\/p>\n<p>India\u2019s men\u2019s singles depth looks impressive. HS Prannoy, returning after recovering from a shoulder injury, faces a qualifier, while Kidambi Srikanth takes on Singapore\u2019s eighth seed Loh Kean Yew. US Open champion Ayush Shetty will test himself against China\u2019s fifth seed Li Shi Feng, adding further firepower to India\u2019s singles challenge.<\/p>\n<p>The women\u2019s singles lineup is equally competitive, with Unnati Hooda facing Thailand\u2019s Supanida Katethong, Tanvi Sharma taking on Malaysia\u2019s K. Letshanaa, and Malvika Bansod clashing with Thailand\u2019s Busanan Ongbamrungphan. These young talents bring hunger and fresh energy to the squad.<\/p>\n<p>In doubles, promising pairs are stepping up. Hariharan Amsakarunan and M R Arjun, fresh from back-to-back titles at the 2025 Al Ain Masters Super 100 and Turkiye International Challenge, face top seeds Kim Won Ho and Seo Seung Jae of South Korea. Other combinations in women\u2019s and mixed doubles will also be looking to make their mark.<\/p>\n<p>With strong singles representation and motivated doubles units, India is geared up for a memorable campaign. The absence of Satwik-Chirag has only sharpened the focus on delivering a historic singles breakthrough.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty ruled out due to injury, the spotlight turns to India\u2019s formidable singles contingent at\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":502,"featured_media":47305,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[5110,5101,2960,1337,4057],"class_list":["post-47306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-badminton","tag-ayush-shetty","tag-badminton-asia-championship","tag-lakshya-sen","tag-pv-sindhu","tag-top-stories"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/502"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47306"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47306\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47307,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47306\/revisions\/47307"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}