London 2012 Bronze medalist Saina Nehwal believes PV Sindhu can rediscover her winning form in time for the Paris Games
India's schedule at the Olympics on Wednesday, Day 5 of competition.
Meiraba, who trains at the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy, eliminated Denmark's Mads Christophersen
Satwik-Chirag suffer shock defeat in opening round of Singapore Open
Ravaged but resolute H S Prannoy focussed on increasing speed ahead of Paris Olympics
Olympic medallist P V Sindhu is also missing in action as she recovers from an injury.
HS Prannoy and PV Sindhu is set to lead India's charge at the upcoming Sudirman Cup.
The Indian combination of Satwik and Chirag will play the Chinese pair of Xie Hao Nan and Zeng Wei Han in the next round.
Rajawat will take on eighth seed Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand next.
HS Prannoy made an early exit from the Korea Open Super 500 tournament
Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy have been handed relatively easy groups for the Paris Games, which begin on July 26.
'Until April 2024, we have the qualification period so until that we might push for more tournaments but the plan is to pick and choose after you qualify and then gradually peaking before the Olympics.'
However, it was curtains for Kiran George in the men's singles event as he lost 20-22, 6-21 against seventh seed Kenta Nishimoto of Japan.
Defending champions India's hopes of entering the Thomas Cup knockout stage as group topper were dashed by a clinical Indonesia who emerged 4-1 winners in their final pool match in Chengdu on Wednesday.
Prannoy is only seeded Indian player at No. 7 in the men's singles draw of 32 as he will begin his campaign against Loh Kean Yew of Singapore, against whom the Indian has a 4-1 win-loss record.
In mixed doubles, the husband-wife Indian pair of B Sumeeth Reddy and N Sikki Reddy defeated Malaysia's Wong Tien Ci and Lim Chiew Sien 21-17, 21-19.
Sindhu pulls out of Uber Cup
HS Prannoy and PV Sindhu marched into the pre-quarterfinals of the Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament in Basel.
Star Indian shuttler HS Prannoy has pulled out of the Denmark Open Super 750 tournament due to a back injury that troubled him during his maiden bronze medal-winning run at the recently-concluded Asian Games.
Lakshya Sen moved a place to world number 17, despite not competing in the last two weeks.
Satwiksairaj and Chirag won 21-17, 21-11.
Focus on nutrition, tailor-made training for specific opponents key to Prannoy's success.
The tie was already inconsequential for HS Prannoy as he had lost his earlier two Group A matches.
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The world number 18 Indian will now take on former world champion, Singapore's Loh Kean Yew in the second round.
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Indian Mithun Manjunath stunned fourth seed and world number seven Kean Yew Loh of Singapore in the opening round while PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth secured straight-game wins.
HS Prannoy climbed up two spots to achieve a career-best world number seven
P V Sindhu has made early exits in as many as seven of the 12 BWF World Tour events this year.
After Canada Open triumph, Sen jumps 7 places to be at 12th spot in world rankings
Shooter Bhowneesh Mendiratta's proposal for financial assistance towards a week-long training camp with foreign coach Daniele Di Spigno has also been approved.
Kidambi Srikanth's opening round match ended in agony as he retired due to a knee injury after lagging 14-21, 3-11 against Japan's fifth seed Kodai Naraoka.
Prannoy will take on Rajawat in the second round.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty gained a place to achieve a career-best ranking
India will send 117 athletes to the Paris Olympics, starting July 26 in the French capital. This will be India's second-biggest contingent at an Olympic Games after 121 athletes went to Tokyo in 2021. A total of 47 female and 70 male athletes will be part of the Indian contingent at the Games.
The 22-year-old said adjusting to shuttle movement in a place near to the sea is different and he expects similar conditions in Paris, where he will travel on July 22.
Check out how India's athletes fared on Day 6, Thursday, August 1, 2024:
Fellow Indian Kidambi Srikanth also jumped two places to sit at the 12th spot, while Lakshya Sen continued to be the best-placed Indian male shuttler at world number 9.
The CM expressed hope that budding athletes and sportspersons in the state can take inspiration from his achievement and adopt the same attitude of hard work and dedication shown by the Indian shuttler.
PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy had lost in the quarter-finals in the women's and men's singles respectively.
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