India's Prannoy Kumar, top seed in the men's competition at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Syed Modi International, was subject of a shock early exit from the competition.
The qualifying round of the Badminton World Federation Syed Modi International saw eight Indian players make it into the first round in front of a home crowd.
Women's world number one Tai Tzu-ying beat reigning Olympic and world champion Carolina Marin of Spain in a heavyweight quarter final tussle at the Badminton World Federation Hong Kong Open today.
Both reigning Olympic singles champions threw away leads as they exited at the semi-final stage of the Badminton World Federation Fuzhou China Open today.
Defending champions China continued their strong start to the 2018 Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Junior Mixed Team Championships in Canada today, by beating both Australia and Hong Kong in comfortable fashion.
Kento Momota will play Lin Dan in a heavyweight first round clash at the Badminton World Federation Fuzhou China Open, which begins tomorrow.
Second seed Minatsu Mitani was knocked out in round two as the Badminton World Federation Macau Open continued today.
Men's top seed Ng Ka Long breezed through his first round encounter as singles action began at the Badminton World Federation Macau Open.
Hong Kong's mixed doubles top seeds Tang Chun Man and Tse Ying Suet advanced to round two on the opening day of the Badminton World Federation Macau Open.
Canada's Michelle Li will start as women's top seed at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Macau Open, which begins tomorrow.
Viktor Axelsen will start the Badminton World Federation Denmark Open as the men's top seed as he bids to win his home tournament for the first time.
British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) have announced a renewal of their partnership with Ashaway, who will sponsor BUCS badminton events for a further two years.
Both singles top seeds from the host nation booked their places in the quarter finals of the Badminton World Federation Chinese Taipei Open today.
Women's world number one Tai Tzu-ying survived a first round scare on home soil at the Badminton World Federation Chinese Taipei Open.
Nozomi Okuhara won a titanic all-Japanese battle with top seed Akane Yamaguchi to reach the women's final at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Korea Open.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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