Shuttler Kidambi Srikanth To Comeback After 4 Months With Macau Open 2024

24.09.2024 - 05:01 sports.ndtv.com

Former World number one Kidambi Srikanth will be making his return to badminton during the Macau Open competition starting on Tuesday as a part of 23-member Indian contingent.

Srikanth, 31, has not featured in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) tour circuit since his injury during the Singapore Open back in May.

Now, as per Olympics.com, he returns as a sixth-seed for the BWF Super 300 event. The 2021 World Championships medalists made it to the semifinals of the Swiss Open in March this year but struggled to reach beyond pre-quarterfinals in nine other tournaments played this year.

Talented shuttler Malvika Bansod, who downed the Paris Olympics 2024 bronze medallist Gregoria Mariska Tunjung of Indonesia to reach the last eight stage of the China Open just last week, has pulled out of the tournament.

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