India's Badminton Teams Compete at 2026 Asia Team Championships Without Some Key Players

India's women's badminton team will compete in the 2026 Badminton Asia Team Championships in Qingdao, China, facing Myanmar and Thailand. Star players PV Sindhu and Unnati Hooda are absent due to injury and medical concerns, placing responsibility on 17-year-old Tanvi Sharma, who will play first singles. Other team members include Rakshitha Sree Ramraj, Malvika Bansod, and doubles players Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly. The men's team, traveling full strength, will open against Singapore, with key players like Satwik-Chirag participating amid a field missing some top Chinese and Japanese athletes.