India participates in 2026 Badminton Asia Team Championships

Key facts

• The 2026 Badminton Asia Team Championships (BATC) is a biennial continental event scheduled to be held in Qingdao, China.
• The Badminton Association of India (BAI) confirmed that PV Sindhu withdrew from the women's team due to medical concerns.
• The Indian women's team is the defending champion, having won the gold medal in the previous edition of the BATC held in Malaysia.
• India's women's team is placed in Group Y alongside Myanmar and Thailand, while the men's team is in Group C with Singapore and Japan.
• The men's squad includes Lakshya Sen, Ayush Shetty, Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy, Tharun Mannepalli, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty, Pruthvi Krishnamurthy Roy, Sai Pratheek K, and Hariharan Amsakarunan.
• The women's squad features Unnati Hooda, Tanvi Sharma, Rakshitha Sree Santhosh Ramraj, Malvika Bansod, Surya Charisma Tamiri, Treesa Jolly, Gayatri Gopichand, Priya Konjengbam, Shruti Mishra, and Tanisha Crasto.
• The tournament matches will be live-streamed on the Sony Sports Network and the official YouTube channel of Badminton Asia.