Indian badminton player Satwikasairaj Rankireddy set a new Guinness World Record for the fastest hit in badminton during the Korea Open Satwikasairaj Rankireddy’s smash reached an incredible speed of 565 km/h, breaking the decade-old record previously held by Malaysian player Tan Boon Heong, who clocked 493 km/h.
The record-breaking event took place at the Yonex factory gymnasium in Soka, Saitama, Japan, and was officially verified by Guinness World Records under controlled conditions.