Tokyo Olympics: Can t relax and take it easy, says Sindhu
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03 Jun 2021, 17:03 GMT+10
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): Spain star Carolina Marin might have been ruled out of the Tokyo Olympics but ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu knows that she still cannot take it easy considering the stiff competition she has to face in the upcoming Games.
Rio 2016 Olympic badminton champion Marin on Tuesday had announced that she has torn the ACL on her left knee, and as a result, she would be undergoing surgery later this week. Sindhu had tasted defeat in a classic encounter against Marin in the 2016 Olympics and recently in the Swiss Open final in March.
Marin had suffered an injury on her left knee during training on Friday. The Spanish badminton player, informed that she suffered discomfort during the training and subsequent tests have confirmed the injury.
Kidambi Srikanth and Saina Nehwal’s hopes of qualifying for Tokyo Games ends. The game’s governing body on Friday made clear about no chan..|News Track
Olympic medallist Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth s hopes of making it to this year s Tokyo Olympic Games ended on Friday as badminton s global governing body said that no more qualifying tournaments would be played due to Covid-19 .
Tokyo Olympics hopes end for Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth
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28 May 2021, 20:18 GMT+10
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], May 28 (ANI): India shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth s slim chances of qualifying for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics ended after the Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Friday confirmed that no further tournaments will be played inside the qualifying window. The Badminton World Federation (BWF) can confirm no further tournaments will be played inside the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games qualifying window, BWF said in an official statement.
According to BWF, while the qualification period officially closes on June 15, as per the Revised Tokyo 2020 qualification system, the current Race To Tokyo rankings list will not change.