Japan's Guinness Book of Records has just recognized the world records for the strongest male and female badminton players, respectively, belonging to athletes from India and Malaysia.
Rankireddy's shot achieved a world record speed. Photo: Yonex
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy set a world record for the most powerful shot, reaching a speed of 565 km/h. The Indian male badminton player significantly surpassed the previous record of 493 km/h, set by Tan Boon Heong, the Malaysian player who was once the world number one, in May 2013.
Rankireddy set a record for hitting the shuttlecock at a speed of 565 km/h.
Meanwhile, Pearly Tan of Malaysia set a women's record with a speed of 438 km/h. She is also the first woman to achieve a Guinness World Record in this category.
Rankireddy, born in 2000, is 1.84m tall, right-handed, and, along with Chirag Shetty, is the only Indian men's doubles pair to win a BWF World Tour 1000 title. The pair has been in the top 10 of the BWF men's doubles rankings, with their highest career ranking being second.
Tan, born in 2000, previously won gold medals in the women's doubles and mixed team events at the 2022 Commonwealth Games .
Rankireddy and Tan both set records under controlled conditions at the Yonex Tokyo factory in Soka, Saitama, Japan on April 14, 2023. However, it wasn't until August 2nd that the Guinness Book of Records officially confirmed and awarded certificates to these two athletes.
Pearly Tan set a record for hitting the shuttlecock at 438 km/h.
According to the Guinness Book of Records, the measurement method involves capturing the moment the ball hits using a high-speed camera, with the instantaneous velocity of the ball after impact calculated from the recorded footage. The calculation method involves determining the distance traveled and the time the ball has been in flight between two coordinates.
Instantaneous velocity is calculated based on measurements of distance, time, and speed, while changes in the sphere's flight speed are represented graphically.
For comparison, Rankireddy's record-breaking shot has reached speeds of 397.48 km/h for an F1 race car, 263 km/h for the fastest tennis serve, 349.38 km/h for the fastest golf swing, and 129 km/h for the most powerful soccer kick.
Hong Duy
Source link
Comment (0)