PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy To Be Part Of BWF World Championships Draw

10.08.2023 - 04:19 sports.ndtv.com

The Indian contingent featuring Olympic medalist PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy will be taking part in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships draw, which is scheduled to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday.

The draw will take place from 12:30 PM IST, as per Olympics.com. PV Sindhu, the 16th seed, is the only Indian shuttler part of the 2023 BWF World Championships women's singles competition draw following London 2012 Olympics medalist Saina Nehwal's withdrawal.

Sindhu, a world champion in the 2019 edition of the tournament, silver medalist in 2017, 2018 and bronze medal winner in the 2013 and 2014 editions of the tournament is the most successful Indian player in the history of World Championships.

The Olympic double medalist is not in the best of form this year, failing to get past the opening round in seven of her 14 BWF World Tour tournament appearances in the ongoing season.

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