'Hurting' badminton star Sindhu says Asian Games schedule 'took toll'
NAGOYA: India’s two-time Olympic badminton medallist PV Sindhu said Monday she was “hurting” after defeat following three matches in 18 hours at the Asian Games.
Two-time Olympic badminton medallist PV Sindhu expressed her exhaustion following a grueling schedule at the Asian Games in Nagoya. The 31-year-old, who is the latest player to criticize the Games' timing, suffered after winning three matches in an 18-hour span. Sindhu played both her second- and third-round matches on Saturday before facing off against former Olympic champion Chen Yufei in the quarter-finals on Sunday.
Following her defeat to Chen, Sindhu took to social media to voice her pain, saying, "I needed a little time to put this into words. My Asian Games campaign is over, and I'm hurting." Sindhu, who won silver at the 2016 Olympics and bronze in 2021, added, "Letting it slip hurts." Her teammate H.S. Prannoy echoed the criticism of the scheduling, stating that the two singles games on a single day are "cruel" and noting that he hasn't seen such a schedule in a long time.
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