sindhu withdraws from badminton asia mixed team championship to be held in china due to injury

New Delhi. Two -time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu has withdrawn the name from the Badminton Asia mixed team championship in China due to injury to the foot muscle, which has given a big blow to the possibilities of improving the color of medal in this prestigious competition of the country. The tournament will be played in Kingdao from 11 to 16 February. Indian players are currently participating in the training camp in Guwahati. Apart from Sindhu, the camp is also participating in the camp along with Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy as well as the top doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty.

The 29 -year -old player was part of the Indian team that won a bronze medal in the last season of the tournament. Sindhu said in a post on ‘X’, “I am stating with a heavy heart that I will not travel with the team for the Badminton Asia mixed team championship 2025. I felt pain in my foot muscle while training in Guwahati on February 4. Despite trying to play with a bandage for my country, MRI has shown that it would take more time to recover the injury in the beginning. ”

Sindhu has been suffering from injuries since winning her first women’s singles gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The star player was fractured in the left leg during the Commonwealth Games, which led to the outdoor from all the remaining competitions including the World Championship and World Tour Final in 2022. India has been placed in a tough Group D with runners -up South Korea and Macau at the Badminton Asia mixed team championship. India will start its campaign against Macau on 12 February, after which there will be a tough fight against South Korea on 13 February. Sindhu, while wishing the team, said that she will encourage the team.

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