FILE PHOTO: India's P.V. Sindhu in action during the 2022 Asian Games. | Photo Credit: REUTERS

Two-time Asian Games medallist P. V. Sindhu and defending champion pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will headline a stacked Indian badminton squad at the Asian Games 2026 in Japan.

The Badminton Association of India (BAI) selection committee finalised the squad after reviewing recent performances across national and international tournaments, alongside BWF rankings as of May 26, 2026.

Led by India’s top-ranked men’s singles player Lakshya Sen, the squad also features experienced H. S. Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth—all part of India’s historic men’s team silver-medal campaign at the previous edition. The men’s contingent retains much of the core that secured a bronze medal at the BWF Thomas Cup earlier this year.

Reflecting the emergence of a new generation, Badminton Asia Championships silver medalist Ayush Shetty, alongside BWF World Junior Championships Individual Championship Silver medalist Tanvi Sharma and Team Championship medalist Unnati Hooda, have also earned selection following a string of impressive performances on the international circuit.

Indian badminton squad for Asian Games 2026

In the history of the Asiad, India has won 13 medals in badminton, including a breakthrough gold medal at the previous edition where Satwik-Chirag took the top prize in men’s doubles.

India’s highest medal tally overall came at the 1982 New Delhi Asian Games, where the country secured five bronze medals.

Published on Jun 13, 2026