Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
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India’s star player Satwiksairaj Rankireddy has created a Guinness World Record for the fastest ‘hit’ by a male player in badminton with a smash of 565 kmph. Satwik, who recently won the Indonesia Open Super 1000 title with Chirag Shetty, also broke the more than a decade-old record of 493 kmph set by Malaysia’s Tan Boon Heong in May 2013.
Satwik’s smash was faster than the fastest speed of 372.6 kmph achieved by a Formula One car. The record for the fastest badminton ‘hit’ in the women’s section is in the name of Malaysia’s Tan Pearly, who shot at a speed of 438 kmph.
The record was made on 14 April
Japanese sports equipment manufacturer Yonex is proud to announce that Yonex badminton players Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (India) and Ten Pearly (Malaysia) have set a new record with the fastest men’s and women’s badminton hits, respectively. Made a Guinness World Record. The world record was set on 14 April 2023 and confirmed by the official judges of Guinness World Records based on the speed measurement results of that day.
Heong’s record lasted for a decade
Satwik hit this smash at the Yonex Factory Gymnasium in Soka, Saitama, Japan. Malaysia’s Tan Boon Heong set the record for the fastest smash in May 2013. He maintained this record for more than a decade. Now Satvik has taken it in his name.