PARIS: Badminton has been one of many vivid spots for India over the past three Olympics. Saina Nehwal’s bronze in London confirmed the way in which and PV Sindhu took it up from there, successful a silver and bronze in Rio and Tokyo, respectively. Sindhu is one among India’s flagbearers within the opening ceremony, however her job doesn’t finish there. The ace shuttler, who has hit a little bit of an air-pocket in latest occasions, is anticipated to lift her sport as she makes her third look within the Olympics on the Porte de La Chapelle area right here.
Sindhu, seeded 10th, opens in opposition to World No. 111 Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq of Maldives in Group M which additionally has Kristin Kuuba (No. 74) of Estonia. Although it’s a straightforward group, with just one qualifying for the Spherical of 16, there’s no scope of faltering for the previous world champion.
Sindhu’s success over time makes her essentially the most adopted, however in case you are monitoring Indian badminton, you’ll know that India’s largest medal hope in badminton this time round is the crack World No. 1 combo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty. The hearth and ice combo, who endured a heartbreak in Tokyo failing to make the quarters regardless of beautiful the eventual gold medallists Lee Yang and Wang-Chi L within the league stage, is determined to make amends. The Indian pair is a unique beast now and their rivals know what they’re up in opposition to. The Chinese language are anticipated to comb the boys’s and girls’s singles gold medals, however it’s on Satwik-Chirag to make it tough for them in males’s doubles.
For Sindhu, now mentored by the legendary Prakash Padukone, it’s an Olympic gold that’s nonetheless lacking from her glittering cabinet. It gained’t be straightforward for the Indian. Amongst these standing in Sindhu’s method are defending champion Chen Yufei of China, World No. 1 An Seyoung of Korea and Taipei’s Tai Tzu-ying. To not overlook Yamaguchi Akane of Japan and her largest rival Carolina Marin of Spain. Whereas Sindhu’s pedigree in large occasions offers a way of hope, males’s singles appears the weakest hyperlink for India for the time being.
HS Prannoy has the flexibility to beat the most effective on his day and 2022 All England runner up Lakshya Sen is a formidable drive, however their routes going ahead aren’t the smoothest.
In actual fact, if each progress from the teams, World No. 13 Prannoy will run into No. 14 Sen within the pre-quarters, which takes one medal hope out. Whereas Prannoy’s Group Okay isn’t the hardest with Germany’s Fabian Roth being the one acquainted identify, Sen is in a considerably tough group.
Sindhu, seeded 10th, opens in opposition to World No. 111 Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq of Maldives in Group M which additionally has Kristin Kuuba (No. 74) of Estonia. Although it’s a straightforward group, with just one qualifying for the Spherical of 16, there’s no scope of faltering for the previous world champion.
Sindhu’s success over time makes her essentially the most adopted, however in case you are monitoring Indian badminton, you’ll know that India’s largest medal hope in badminton this time round is the crack World No. 1 combo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty. The hearth and ice combo, who endured a heartbreak in Tokyo failing to make the quarters regardless of beautiful the eventual gold medallists Lee Yang and Wang-Chi L within the league stage, is determined to make amends. The Indian pair is a unique beast now and their rivals know what they’re up in opposition to. The Chinese language are anticipated to comb the boys’s and girls’s singles gold medals, however it’s on Satwik-Chirag to make it tough for them in males’s doubles.
For Sindhu, now mentored by the legendary Prakash Padukone, it’s an Olympic gold that’s nonetheless lacking from her glittering cabinet. It gained’t be straightforward for the Indian. Amongst these standing in Sindhu’s method are defending champion Chen Yufei of China, World No. 1 An Seyoung of Korea and Taipei’s Tai Tzu-ying. To not overlook Yamaguchi Akane of Japan and her largest rival Carolina Marin of Spain. Whereas Sindhu’s pedigree in large occasions offers a way of hope, males’s singles appears the weakest hyperlink for India for the time being.
HS Prannoy has the flexibility to beat the most effective on his day and 2022 All England runner up Lakshya Sen is a formidable drive, however their routes going ahead aren’t the smoothest.
In actual fact, if each progress from the teams, World No. 13 Prannoy will run into No. 14 Sen within the pre-quarters, which takes one medal hope out. Whereas Prannoy’s Group Okay isn’t the hardest with Germany’s Fabian Roth being the one acquainted identify, Sen is in a considerably tough group.
