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Ben Lane

Badminton

Coming from a family with an impressive badminton pedigree, Ben Lane was born to shuttle and first picked up a racket aged two.

Mum Suzanne Louis-Lane won mixed team Commonwealth gold in 1994 while brother Alex is a two-time men’s singles national champion.

Ben has built a badminton history of his own having won mixed team bronze at the Commonwealth Games in 2018 and representing Great Britain at the Tokyo Olympics with Sean Vendy.

Lane’s doubles partnership with Vendy took off in 2021 when they reached a career high world ranking of 18 and secured a spot at the BWF World Tour Finals.

Date of Birth	13 July 1997
Age	24
Place of Birth	Kingston Upon Thames
Club	Visions Badminton Academy
Commonwealth Appearances
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Badminton

Badminton is often described as the fastest sport in the Commonwealth Games with the shuttlecock reaching speeds of up to 400km/h, these lightning speed reactions and nimble techniques makes badminton one of the most exciting sports at the Games.

Badminton