World Badminton Championships: Sindhu gets first-round bye as Indian shuttlers get favourable draw
The draw was held at the Badminton World Federation headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Thursday.
The draw was held at the Badminton World Federation headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Thursday.
16th seed Sindhu, is the only Indian in World Championships women’s singles draw as Olympics bronze medalist Saina Nehwal’s has opted out of the event.
Giving an update about his fitness on social media, the two time Olympic medallist confirmed that she suffered the injury during the quarterfinal of the recently concluded 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Ashwini and Sikki lost in the second round of the World Championships.
Sindhu, 22, says her coach urged her to believe in herself and that has helped her play the game well.
This was India's best show in a World Badminton Championship for the country bagged two medals for the first time.
Bollywood actress Shraddha Kapoor, who is essaying Saina Nehwal in a biopic, congratulated the badminton ace for an “incredible” bounce…
Sindhu said overall the world championship final has been very satisfying for the Indians.
A rejuvenated Saina has reached the semi-finals of the World Badminton Championships.
Saina fought off home favourite Kirsty Gilmour 21-19, 18-21, 21-15 in an hour and 14 minutes.
