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Badminton: Former world champ Aaron warns back-up pairs not to be too comfortable • Feb. 28, 2025, 11:19 AM ET (The Star)

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Saina Nehwal

Saina Nehwal

Indian badminton player

Winning the silver

P.V. Sindhu

Indian badminton player

Pullela Gopichand

Pullela Gopichand

Indian badminton player

Padukone, Prakash

Prakash Padukone

Indian badminton player

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