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PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal to compete for the first time since COVID-19 break
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PV Sindhu, training in UK, confident of resuming competitive action in Thailand despite increasing travel restrictions India Today Web Desk
It was earlier in October that star shuttler PV Sindhu announced quitting the national camp and training in UK ahead of the Tokyo Olympics next year. While former No.1 badminton player Kidambi Srikanth resumed play in October in the Denmark Open, PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal will return to action, for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak, in January.
But Sindhu, who is in the UK, is amid the travel restrictions in the country after several nations, including India, have imposed travel bans because of a new mutant virus. However, the 25-year-old, who last competed in March in the All England Championship, is confident of playing in Thailand next month.
BAI to send full-strength squad for tournaments in Thailand
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New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): Keeping the Olympics qualifications in mind, the Badminton Association of India (BAI) on Monday announced a strong eight-member squad to participate in the three tournaments taking place in Bangkok and Thailand.
The team, consisting of Olympic-bound shuttlers PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal, B Sai Praneeth, Kidambi Srikanth, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty, Ashwini Ponappa, and N Sikki Reddy, will begin their campaign with Thailand Open from January 12-17 followed by Thailand Open (January 19-24) and the BWF World Tour Finals which is rescheduled for January 27-31.
After the coronavirus outbreak disrupted the sporting world resulting in cancellation or postponement of a number of tournaments, this will be the first time that top Indian players, apart from Srikanth, will feature in any international tournament.
PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal among top badminton stars returning to action for 1st time since coronavirus outbreak India Today Web Desk
The year 2020 will forever be remembered as the time when the coronavirus had taken over all normal functioning. Consequently, all sports were affected globally by mid-March of 2020. But with the passing of time, normalcy was regained in sports to some extent and now top Indian badminton players PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal are set to return to action for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak.
The Badminton Association of India (BAI), on Monday, have announced an 8-player squad, including Sindhu and Nehwal, that will feature in 3 upcoming sporting events scheduled in January 2021. All these eight players in the squad are Olympic hopefuls and will participate in the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals (January 27-31).
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