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P.V. Sindhu at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Darren Hall of Britain returning the shuttlecock in All-England Badminton Championship competition

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P.V. Sindhu at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Darren Hall of Britain returning the shuttlecock in All-England Badminton Championship competition

Dimensions of a badminton court, badminton racket, and shuttlecock.

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All-England Championship Badminton World Federation Thomas Cup Uber Cup Olympic Games Summer Olympic Games battledore and shuttlecock sports baseball boxing golf American football football cricket rugby basketball tennis ice hockey

Key People

Winning the silver

P.V. Sindhu

Indian badminton player

Indian badminton player Saina Nehwal at the 2012 Olympics

Saina Nehwal

Indian badminton player

Pullela Gopichand

Pullela Gopichand

Indian badminton player

Padukone, Prakash

Prakash Padukone

Indian badminton player

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