Two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu has pulled out of the Badminton Asia Team Championship, handing a major blow to India’s medal winning chances at the tournament starting next week.
The former World Champion made a successful return to competition after a foot injury that kept her out from last October.
“Sindhu has withdrawn from the Asia Team Championships due to slight niggle,” a source aware of the development told PTI.
Incidentally, Sindhu had also withdrawn from the 2025 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships after suffering a hamstring injury during training camp in Guwahati.
Since making a comeback, she reached the semifinals of the Malaysia Open, exited in the first round of the India Open and made the quarterfinals of the Indonesia Masters.
India have been placed with Thailand and Myanmar in Group Y.
The big blow to the Indian contingent will put focus on world junior championships silver medallist Tanvi Sharma, Unnati Hooda, Rakshita Sree Santhosh Ramraj and Malvika Bansod, while Commonwealth Games bronze medallists Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly will spearhead the doubles challenge. Priya Konjengbam, Shruti Mishra and Tanisha Crasto complete the squad.
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