The Sports actions Authority of India (SAI) has prolonged entire logistical and financial strengthen worth over Rs 1.45 crore for the Indian badminton team’s participation in the upcoming Thomas and Uber Cup Finals in Horsens, Denmark, scheduled from April 24 to Could well well 3.
A 34-member Indian contingent, comprising 20 gamers, five coaches and 9 strengthen employees, has travelled to Denmark for the popular team championships, constant with a assertion.
Top names, including PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth and the doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, as effectively as emerging skill, are characteristic to compete all over both men’s and females’s teams. There are furthermore several Aim Olympic Podium Plot (TOPS) Core and Style athletes in the lineup.
Indian men are drawn alongside Canada, Australia and China in the Thomas Cup, while the females team is drawn alongside Denmark, Ukraine and China in the Uber Cup. India had scripted history by profitable the Thomas Cup in 2022, defeating Indonesia in the final to claim its maiden title, a landmark success that established the nation as a world pressure in men’s team badminton.
The Rs 1.45 crore strengthen equipment sanctioned under TOPS covers airfare, boarding and lodging, visa costs, accreditation, each day allowances, meals allowances, insurance coverage and out-of-pocket costs for all contributors of the contingent. SAI has furthermore facilitated a paunchy-fledged strengthen ecosystem, including specialised coaches, physiotherapists, trainers, and masseurs travelling with the team.
The Thomas and Uber Cup Finals 2026 deem added significance in the broader roadmap of Indian badminton, particularly with the sport not featuring in the 2026 Commonwealth Video games programme. With India characteristic to host the Commonwealth Video games in 2030, badminton is expected to come as a key discipline in the centenary model of the Commonwealth Video games.
Thomas Cup 2026 Squad: Lakshya Sen, Ayush Shetty, Kidambi Srikant, HS Prannoy, Kiran George, Satwik Sairaj, Chirag Shetty, Amsakarunan Hariharan, M R Arjun, Dhruv Kapila.
Uber Cup 2026 Squad: PV Sindhu, Unnati Hooda, Tanvi Sharma, Isharani Baruah, Devika Sihag, Gayatri Gopichand, Treesa Jolly, S Kavipriya, Simran Singhi, Tanisha Crasto.
