CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -2 in women’s singles. Indian badminton player HS Prannoy replaced Tokyo Olympics champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark at the top of the latest men’s singles BWF World Tour 2022 Rankings.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lakshya Sen is, for me, currently India’s best singles badminton player. The 21-year-old is ranked tenth in the world at the moment and is India’s most promising player. Born in Almora, Uttarakhand, the youngster has shown an excellent account of himself in recent tournaments.

Detailed explanation-3: -Viktor Axelsen is on top spot whilst Jonatan Christie is at number two. Anders Antonsen climbs to number 17 while Japan’s Kento Momota is at number 22. In the women’s singles Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi has the number one spot with An Se Young at number two. Tai Tzu Ying is at number 3, whilst Chen Yu Fei is at number 4.

Detailed explanation-4: -Prannoy, too, made gains in the latest ranking as he once again broke into the top 10, grabbing the world number 9 place after starting the year at world number 26.

Detailed explanation-5: -It is currently ranked 5th in the World. It has won 25 medals at the Commonwealth Games and 10 medals at the Asian Games along with 10 medals at the BWF World Championships and 3 medals at the Summer Olympics.