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Archana Deodhar
Archana Deodhar (born 2 February 1971) is an Indian former badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ... player. She was the bronze medalist in badminton at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in the Women's Team event. She was the coach of national women's badminton team. Career Deodhar has won five national doubles titles at Indian National Badminton Championship. References External links * Indian female badminton players Indian national badminton champions Living people 1971 births Marathi people Sportswomen from Maharashtra Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for India 20th-century Indian women 20th-century Indian people Badminton players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Racket sportspeople from Maharashtr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton At The Commonwealth Games
Badminton had its debut at the 1966 Commonwealth Games and has been contested in 14 consecutive Commonwealth Games since. Editions History Badminton was added to the Commonwealth Games program in 1966, as an optional sport. The sport was chosen to replace lawn bowls, due the lack of facilities at Jamaica. Having this status until the 1994 edition, when it became a mandatory sport. In the first three editions, five events were played (men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles and mixed doubles). Between 1978 to 1990 a sixth event was in the program (the mixed team competition). Also between 1966 and 1990, one bronze medal was at stake. Between 1994 to 2002, the losers of the two semifinals also won two bronze medals. In 1998, the team events in both genres were introduced, but at the next edition the event was dropped and the mixed teams event returned. Later in 2002, the mixed team event returned. The last change to the program was in 2006, when the format and events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |