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Badminton was invented in India in the mid 1800s
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Country | India |
Governing body | Badminton Association of India |
National team | India |
International competitions
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Badminton is a popular sport in India. It is the second most played sport in India after Cricket. Badminton in India is managed by Badminton Association of India.
Indian women's singles player Saina Nehwal was ranked first in the world in 2015.Prakash Padukone and Pullela Gopichand, both won the All England Open in 1980 and 2001 respectively. Saina is also the first Indian badminton player to have won an Olympic medal when she won the bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, P.V. Sindhu became the first Indian woman to win a silver medal.