India's Satwik breaks world record for fastest badminton hit with 565-kmph smash

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Category : Sports Published on: July 20 2023

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Star India shuttler Satwiksairaj Rankireddy has set the Guinness world record for the fastest hit by a male player in badminton, recording a mindboggling 565 km/h with his smash.
Satwik's smash was conducted in a controlled environment at the Yonex factory gymnasium in Soka, Saitama, Japan.
The previous world record (493 kmph) was achieved by Malaysian badminton player Tan Boon Heong in 2013.
Satwik's smash was faster than the fastest speed of 372.6 kmph achieved by a Formula One car.
Among women, Malaysia's Tan Perly has set the Guinness World Record for the fastest female badminton hit with a remarkable speed of 438 km/h (about 272 mph).

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India's Satwik breaks world record for fastest badminton hit with 565-kmph smash