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‘It's An Extremely Proud Moment’: Trupti Murgunde On India Hosting BWF World Championships
The BWF World Championships: Around 17 years after representing India at the World Championships in Hyderabad, former badminton player Trupti Murgunde believes the return of the prestigious tournament to the country reflects India’s remarkable growth as a sporting nation and will provide a major boost to the next generation of shuttlers.
The BWF World Championships 2026 will begin on August 17 at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi, with India hosting the prestigious tournament for only the second time after Hyderabad staged the 2009 edition.
Murgunde, who competed at the 2009 World Championships, described the return of the event to India as a proud moment for the country’s sporting fraternity.
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