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Shuttlers Srikanth, Covid+ Praneeth in 10-day quarantine in Bangkok
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Thu, Jan 21 2021 19:48 IST |
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New Delhi, Jan 21 : Badminton World Championship bronze medallist Sai Praneeth and former world No.1 Kidambi Srikanth, roommates for the ongoing Thailand Open Super 1000 in Bangkok, are in a minimum 10-day quarantine in their hotel in that city, after the former tested Covid-positive. Srikanth won his first-round match, but now both are out of the competition.
With a world tour ranking of seventh, Srikanth has qualified for the BWF World Tour Finals that will be played in Bangkok from January 27 to 31. If his Covid test gives a negative result, post quarantine, he can compete in this competition. Praneeth has not qualified for it.
Shuttlers must pull their socks up
The way the first competition of the year panned out, the Indian team would love to scoff at it and march on with more focus and determination.
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Indian badminton ace Saina Nehwal (File Photo | EPS)
There’s no doubt that badminton is a premier sport in our country. It has produced medals at the last two Olympics London and Rio de Janeiro and at the World Championships too. There are shuttlers who have occupied the number one spot. With the 2020 Tokyo Olympics postponed to this summer, India is looking at the sport with a billion hopes.
Six Indians in top-10 of BWF world junior rankings; Varun, Samiya attain world no 2 spots
Varun jumped four places among male singles players, while Samiya climbed six spots in the female category.
Varun had a great run last year as he picked his sixth junior title, claiming the XII Portuguese International 2020 in November.
While 17-year-old Samiya, a U-15 Asian Badminton Championship winner, has been one of the consistent performers at the junior circuit last year.
“It’s great to see many junior shuttlers doing so well. We currently have 10 Indians in the top-20 and the juniors have shown a lot of promise,” Badminton Association of India (BAI) President Himanta Biswa Sarma said in a release.
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