Another day, another shame: Falling bird’s nest debris stops India Open semi-final | Badminton News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The India Open Super 750 is no longer a celebration of world-class badminton. Instead, it has become a daily case study in administrative failure. Not a single day of the major BWF World Tour event at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium has passed without controversy. On Saturday the tournament plummeted to a new […]

India Open mess raises serious questions about SAI |’s stadium maintenance Badminton News – The Times of India

Heating elements used at the players’ practice area at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex (Image credit: Hindol Basu/TNN) NEW DELHI: Can the Sports Authority of India (SAI) be absolved of responsibility for the embarrassing mess that occurred during the India Open Super 750 badminton at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium? That question has grown louder […]

World number 3 Anders Antonsen fined $5,000 for skipping India Open due to ‘extreme’ Delhi air | Badminton News – The Times of India

Anders Antonsen from Denmark (AP photo) NEW DELHI: A day after Denmark’s Mia Blichfeldt criticized the unhealthy conditions at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, the venue for the ongoing India Open Super 750, another Danish badminton player Anders Antonsen revealed that he withdrew from the tournament for the third year in a row due to […]

‘Wrong to support those who criticize our nation’: BAI dismisses pollution and hygiene issues at India Open; downplays criticism | Badminton News – The Times of India

India’s PV Sindhu returns to Vietnam’s Nguyen Thuy Linh in the women’s singles round of 32 at the India Open 2026 badminton tournament in New Delhi. (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: The Badminton Association of India (BAI) on Wednesday pushed back against criticism over playing conditions at the ongoing India Open 2026, with general secretary Sanjay […]

New controversy surrounding 2036 Olympic Games ambitions: badminton player Mia Blichfeldt from Denmark blasts India Open conditions | Badminton News – The Times of India

Mia Blichfeldt of Team Denmark at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Following last year’s controversy over playing conditions at the India Open, Danish shuttler Mia Blichfeldt on Tuesday again raised concerns and said the change of venue has not improved the situation for players. The tournament has been […]

India Open: Satwik-Chirag duo India’s strongest medal hopes | Badminton News – The Times of India

Satwik-Chirag (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: The India Open has always carried a sense of promise for Indian badminton. This year, that promise is literally reinforced as the tournament moves into the iconic badminton hall of the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!It is the same […]