With an astonishing smash clocking at 565 km/h, Satwik has surpassed the earlier document held by Malaysian Tan Boon Heong since Could 2013, who recorded a velocity of 493 km/h (306.34 mph).
This achievement comes on the heels of Satwik and his associate Chirag Shetty‘s triumph on the Indonesia Open Tremendous 1000. Satwik’s unbelievable smash velocity even surpassed the highest velocity of 372.6 km/h achieved by a Method 1 automotive.
Malaysia’s Tan Pearly set the Guinness world document for the quickest feminine badminton hits with a exceptional velocity of 438 km/h (about 272 mph).
“Yonex is proud to announce that Yonex badminton athletes, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (IND) and Tan Pearly (MAS), have set new Guinness world data title for the quickest female and male badminton hits,” the Japanese sports activities gear manufacturing firm stated in a launch.
“Because the earlier Guinness world data title for the quickest badminton hit was recorded in Could 2013, because of this Rankireddy broke the document for the primary time in additional than a decade.”
The world document makes an attempt had been achieved on April 14, 2023, and had been verified by official judges from the Guinness world data based mostly on the velocity measurement outcomes from that day.
Satwik’s smash was performed in a managed setting on the Yonex manufacturing facility gymnasium in Soka, Saitama, Japan.
(With PTI Inputs)
