{
  "id": 17955309,
  "title": "'What About The 18-Year-Old Chasing Her Dreams?': PV Sindhu Raises Concerns Over Badminton Funding Cuts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/what-about-the-18-year-old-chasing-her-dreams-pv-sindhu-raises",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T10:40:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/what-about-the-18-year-old-chasing-her-dreams-pv-sindhu-raises-concerns-over-badminton-funding-cuts"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "New Delhi, Nov 3: Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu hits back at criticism she faced over the issue of funding cuts that left Indian shuttlers to bear the expenses of their recent European tour, arguing that funding athletes should be viewed as an investment in the country's sporting future rather than an unnecessary burden on the system. Sindhu's comments come amid a debate over the Sports…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}