New Delhi, June 13 -- Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and reigning men's doubles champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty headline India's 20-member badminton squad for Asian Games 2026, scheduled in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4.
Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy and former world No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth - all part of the silver medal-winning Indian men's team at Hangzhou 2023 - are also part of the Japan-bound squad.
India's men's squad for the 20th edition of the Asian Games retains much of the core that clinched a bronze medal at the Thomas Cup earlier this year.
Ayush Shetty, a key member of that Thomas Cup campaign, and Tharun Mannepalli have also been named in the squad.
India's women's squad will be led by ...