'Hoping to Make Most of It and Win Medal': PV Sindhu Ahead of BWF World Championship on Home Soil
Sindhu says the Japan Open win ended a nearly two-year title drought and lifted her confidence before the tournament begins Monday.
- On Monday, two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu begins her campaign at the BWF World Championships in New Delhi, targeting a historic sixth medal and aiming to become the first player in competition history to achieve the feat.
- India hosts the World Championships for the first time in 17 years, and Sindhu enters with renewed confidence after recently ending a nearly two-year title drought by winning the Japan Open.
- Sindhu shares the five-medal record with China's Lin Dan and compatriot Zhao Yunlei. "I think physically and mentally it has been quite good," she said regarding her preparation for the tournament.
- Playing on home soil brings added expectations, though Sindhu noted the pressure is familiar. She will avoid top seeds An Se Young and Akane Yamaguchi until the medal rounds.
- India aims to secure multiple medals on home turf. Sindhu credited Sir Narendra Modi's vision for the infrastructure improvements that made hosting this prestigious tournament possible.
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PV Sindhu won her biggest title since 2019 at the Japan Open earlier this year. There has been a gradual improvement in results and as she goes for a record sixth BWF World Championships medal, the focus is not just on what's happening on the court. The 31-year-old has turned to sports science and a strength & conditionining team to iron out the chinks in her armour.
Hunger remains as strong as it was when I started: PV Sindhu
New Delhi: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu is eyeing a historic sixth World Championships medal, with the Indian star saying her “hunger towards the game” remains as strong as it was when she began her senior career at the age of 14 in 2009. Sindhu is already a five-time World Championships medallist, having won two bronze medals, two silver medals and a gold in 2019. A semifinal appearance at the marquee event, which begins here on Monday,…
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