1st in my bloodline to see 4 team medals in all colours. Thank you @srikidambi @PRANNOYHSPRI @lakshya_sen @satwiksairaj @Shettychirag04 @dhruvkapilaa @arjunmr @PriyanshuPlay @RohanKa43345391 hari taruṇ kṛṣṇa viṣṇu āyuś mithun 15/5/2022 forever tattooed in my heart.

Bronze for Team India. And Four Proud IOCians on the podium! Congratulations to the Indian Men’s Badminton Team on securing Bronze at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026. A particularly proud moment for the IndianOil family, with our sportstars Lakshya Sen, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty and M.R. Arjun contributing to India’s medal-winning campaign. From Lakshya leading the singles charge to Satwik-Chirag defeating reigning World Champions Liang Weikeng-Wang Chang in the semifinal, our shuttlers gave us plenty to cheer for. Four IOCians. One Team India. One proud Bronze. Congratulations, champions! #AsianGames2026 #TeamIndia #IndianOilSportstars #Badminton #IndianOil #EnergisingSports @HardeepSPuri @PetroleumMin @Secretary_MoPNG @neerajmittalias @ChairmanIOCL @sahneyas @lakshya_sen @Shettychirag04 @satwiksairaj @arjunmr

JUST WOAHHHH!!! 🤩🤯 Indian Team has knocked the host nation Japan out of the Men’s Team Badminton event! 🇮🇳 INDIA 3-0 JAPAN 🇯🇵

#WATCH | Delhi | At BWF World Championships 2026, Indian Badminton Player MR Arjun says, “It was good. First round into the World Championship, we did not actually expect to have so many people come out and support, but as soon as we entered the main arena we heard a lot of cheering… Coming into the first round of the World Championship, everybody can be a little dicey with the conditions, with little drifts here and there. It's obviously very important to earn those first four points. If it had gone the other way, it would have been pressure building up, and that would have cost us, but I feel we took advantage of the first few points that helped us settle.”

🗣️ World Championships being held on home soil means MR Arjun's parents get to see him in action live after a long time! 🫶 #SmashForIndia #BWFWorldChampionships #NewDelhi2026

VIDEO | New Delhi: BWF World Championships: India's MR Arjun and Hariharan Amsakarunan defeat Ireland's Scott Guildes and Paul Reynolds in straight games in the men's doubles Round of 64. Speaking to reporters Arjun says, "It was good...I mean, condition-wise, I feel it's at par with all other tournaments, be it last year's World Championship, which I think was held in Paris. I mean, we are at par with the level and the conditions that have been provided. But to play at home is obviously an added advantage. Everybody asks the same question, but I feel every athlete would give the same answer because it's an added advantage and brings extra energy, for sure. Hearing our home crowd and the support we get after winning each point, the shouts that you hear obviously give us that extra energy, especially if we are losing points. Either way, whether you're winning or losing, hearing your crowd supporting or backing you is obviously an advantage. "Coming into the first round of the World Championship, everybody can be a little dicey about the conditions, with little drifts here and there. It's obviously very important to earn those first four points, I would say. If it had gone the other way, there would have been pressure building up, and that could have cost us. But I feel we took advantage of the first few points, which helped us settle." Hariharan Amsakarunan says, "We were confident, and the crowd also gave us more confidence. Whenever we were down, the crowd was cheering us on. That gave us more confidence."

#BWFWorldChampionships In MR Arjun and Hariharan Amsakarunan, two doubles players who have found each other at different stages of their careers 💪🏾 Really enjoyed putting this together with @abk6580... lovely insights. Do watch. piped.video/LfpHvWmz2nY?si=uMXU…

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🔥 𝐓𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐌.𝐑. 𝐀𝐫𝐣𝐮𝐧/𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐬𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐧! "Excellent win... much needed for the Indian team at the Asian Games. For Arjun, who’s been one of the top Indian doubles players for a long time, injuries have stalled his progress. Finally, everything is coming together for him. Very happy for him."🇮🇳 Fresh off their brilliant Indonesia Open Super 1000 QF run, the Indian duo put on a clinic in court control to defeat USA’s Lee/Xing 21-13, 21-13 at the Australian Open R32. 🇦🇺🏸 An analytical breakdown of how they dismantled the rank gap: 🔹 GAME 1-The Front-Court Squeeze: Arjun completely dominated the net from point one. By suffocating return angles, he forced the Americans into high, defensive clears. Combined with seamless attacking transitions with Hariharan, they ruthlessly exploited deep corners to take it 21-13. 📐 🔹 GAME 2- The Tactical Gear Shift: The US pair fought back with flat, rapid drives, pushing the Indians to a tight 11-10 at the interval. But elite pairs know how to adapt. Post-break, Arjun/Hariharan deliberately slowed the tempo, broke the Americans' rhythm with deceptive drop shots, and zipped ahead to close it out. 🧠 🗣️ ᴋᴀsʜʏᴀᴘ ᴘᴀʀᴜᴘᴀʟʟɪ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʀᴇᴄᴇɴᴛ ʀɪsᴇ: "𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐧... 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬. 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐫𝐣𝐮𝐧, 𝐰𝐡𝐨’𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞, 𝐢𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲, 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐦. 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐦." With injuries finally in the rearview mirror, this partnership is clicking at the absolute perfect time for Indian badminton. Next stop: ROUND OF 16! 🚀 HAS INDIA FOUND AN ALTERNATE MEN'S DOUBLES PAIR AFTER #SatChi? Drop Your Opinion In The Comments 👇And Follow @mykhelcom @BadmintonJust @parupallik @bwfmedia @arjunmr #Arjun_Hariharan #AustralianOpen2026 #IndianBadminton #TeamIndia #Badminton 📸: @BAI_Media

‘Explosive, fearless, world-class’: Gopichand on doubles talent Hariharan By Shivani Naik indianexpress.com/article/sp…

Straight-games DOMINANCE! 🇮🇳🔥 ​Arjun M.R. and Hariharan Amsakarunan put on a masterclass, taking down the Popov brothers 21-19, 21-15 to storm into the Round of 16! 🏸💥 📸 @badmintonphoto

So winning Thomas Cup🥉did not qualify to be the national news but players complaining over it not being the national news is the national news? Saddest part is it’s not even surprising that something like this happened

The Indian Team had self designed jersey for the Thomas Cup 2026 Campaign 🇮🇳🎽 "We designed the Thomas Cup jersey on our own. We printed our own shirts. HS Prannoy came up with the idea that we will wear shirts written Thomas Cup on it which will have one star. We designed two T-shirts - white and black." "We bought it, we sent it for printing, and whatever few T-shirts we were able to sell, we donated the money to charity." - Satwik to India Today in an interview

Great to see both experience and young talent contributing in this Thomas Cup campaign 👏 @lakshya_sen, @satwiksairaj, @Shettychirag04, @PRANNOYHSPRI, @srikidambi, Ayush Shetty and the entire Indian team played an important role in this bronze medal finish. Indian badminton continues to rise 🇮🇳🏸

🏅 BWF World Ranking 🏸 Men’s Doubles 🗓 5 May 2026 Indra/Joaquin 🇮🇩 goes up to 12, a new career high. Popov/Popov 🇫🇷 re-enter the top 20. Amsakarunan/Arjun 🇮🇳 rises to 31. #Badminton #TUC2026

A stellar performance from the team today to assure a medal for the country . super proud to be a part of this bunch 😍💪 We go again tmrw 🔥 #thomascup

Back at it for the Thomas Cup 🇮🇳 Same hunger, same goal—bring the noise, we need you with us! 🔥 #thomascup #teamindia

Good luck to Lakshya Sen and the Indian cricket team for the finals. Days like this remind you how special sport can be. Really excited and will be keeping an eye on both matches… two TVs ready. 🇮🇳💪 #RP17

3rd consecutive title for Arjun/Hariharan pairing 🚀 > Winning streak of 14 matches NOW. > Not a single game dropped throughout the tournament. > Breaks into Top 80 with their 5th tournament played together. #TelanganaIC