Breaking News: Badminton Player Satwiksairaj Rankireddy smashes faster than bullet train

Latest Updated 19/07/2023: India's star badminton player Satwiksairaj Rankireddy has created a world record by hitting a smash at a speed of 565 kmph. This speed is faster than the bullet train. His name has been recorded in the Guinness Book for hitting the fastest hit in badminton.

Created a world record by hitting a speed of 565 kmph

The speed of Satwik's smash can be gauged from the fact that the maximum speed of a bullet train is 460 and that of a Formula One car is 372.6 kilometers per hour. That is, it is almost impossible for the player standing in front of the playcourt to see the shuttlecock coming at this speed with normal eyes.

Satwik broke the more than a decade-old record of 493 kmph set by Malaysia's Tan Boon Hiong in May 2013. He made this world record on 14 April 2023. The judges of the Guinness World Records have now confirmed this.