Satwiksairaj Rankireddy smashes Guinness world record
19 July, 2023
India's star badminton player Satwiksairaj Rankireddy creates world record by smashing at 565 kmp/hr
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This speed is faster than bullet train.
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His name has been registered in the Guinness Book Of World Records for hitting the fastest hit in badminton.
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The speed of Satwik's smash can be estimated in such a way that the maximum speed of bullet train is 460 and formula one train is 372.6 kmp/h.
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It is almost impossible for a player standing on a badminton court to see a shuttlecock coming at this speed with normal eyes.
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Satwik breaks more than a decade old record of 493 kmp/h held by Malaysia's Tan Boon Heong since May 2013.
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He made this record on 14 April 2023, which has now been verified by the judges of the Guinness Book of World Records.
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Satwik hit this smash at the Yonex Factory Gymnasium in Soka, Saitama, Japan
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