14-year-old Unnati Hooda in Asian Games squad

Unnati Hooda

Teen sensation Unnati Hooda, 14, was on Thursday named in the Indian badminton team for the upcoming Asian Games as the national federation announced the squads for the major events this year, including the Commonwealth Games, Thomas and Uber Cup.

The teams were named by Badminton Association of India (BAI) following six days of selection trials at the Indira Gandhi Stadium here. Hooda is the youngest Indian badminton player to be part of the Asian Games squad.

Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu will spearhead the women's challenge in both the Commonwealth and Asian Games, while London Olympics bronze winner Saina Nehwal did not expectedly feature in the squads.

World Championships medallists Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth will lead India's medal quest among men in the Birmingham CWG (July 28 to August 8) and Asian Games (September 10-25 ) in Hangzhou, China.

Apart from the squads for the three major tournaments which are to be held this year, the BAI also finalised names of 40 players (20 men and 20 women) for the senior national coaching camp and core group for the 2024 Olympic Games, based on players' positions in trials.

India squad

Commonwealth Games
Men: L Sen, K Srikanth, S Rankireddy, C Shetty and B Sumeeth Reddy.
Women: PV Sindhu, A Kashyap, T Jolly, Gayatri P, A Ponappa.

Asian Games, Thomas & Uber Cup
Men: L Sen, K Srikanth, HS Prannoy, P Rajawat, C Shetty, S Rankireddy, D Kapila, MR Arjun, V Goud, K Gariga.
Women: PV Sindhu, A Kashyap, A Chaliha, U Hooda, T Jolly, Gayatri P, N Sikki Reddy, A Ponappa, T Crasto and S Mishra.

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