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LONDON : On a rainy November morning in 2018, 15-year-old Dorsa Yavarivafa and her mother left Tehran for Turkey with fake German passports – the first thing she grabbed when she was told they were leaving at 4 a.m. was her badminton bag.
In the lead-up to the Olympics in Paris, the two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu will lead India in the Malaysia Masters tournament, which gets underway on Tuesday. The former world champion will now concentrate on advancing far in the women's singles draw of the BWF World Tour Super 500 event, having skipped the Uber Cup and Thailand Open. The 28-year-old Sindhu has had difficulty regaining her best since recuperating from a knee injury she had in October of last year. Sindhu won the Malaysia Masters titles in 2013 and 2016. In the women's singles, she is ranked fifth and will take on Scotland's Kirsty Gilmour, ranked 22nd in the world, on Wednesday.
Returning from a break, two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu progressed to the women's singles second round with a straight-game win over Scotland's Kirsty Gilmour at the Malaysia Masters Super 500 badminton tournament Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday. World No. 15 Sindhu, who had skipped the Uber Cup and Thailand Open, notched up a 21-17 21-16 win over Gilmour, who is ranked 22nd, in the opening-round match that lasted 46 minutes. The fifth-seeded Indian, who last won a title in 2022 Singapore Open, will next face Korea's Sim Yu Jin.
The star Indian men's badminton duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have regained their top spot in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) Rankings following their Thailand Open title win last week. Asian Games gold medallist pair Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy emerged triumphant in the men's doubles title at the Thailand Open Super 500 badminton on Sunday. They defeated China's Chen Bo Yang and Liu Yi in straight sets to bag another title in their trophy cabinet. Now, they have two Thailand Open titles, having won their first back in 2019.
In the lead-up to the Olympics in Paris, the two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu will lead India in the Malaysia Masters tournament, which gets underway on Tuesday. The former world champion will now concentrate on advancing far in the women's singles draw of the BWF World Tour Super 500 event, having skipped the Uber Cup and Thailand Open. The 28-year-old Sindhu has had difficulty regaining her best since recuperating from a knee injury she had in October of last year. Sindhu won the Malaysia Masters titles in 2013 and 2016. In the women's singles, she is ranked fifth and will take on Scotland's Kirsty Gilmour, ranked 22nd in the world, on Wednesday.
The star Indian men's badminton duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have regained their top spot in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) Rankings following their Thailand Open title win last week. Asian Games gold medallist pair Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy emerged triumphant in the men's doubles title at the Thailand Open Super 500 badminton on Sunday. They defeated China's Chen Bo Yang and Liu Yi in straight sets to bag another title in their trophy cabinet. Now, they have two Thailand Open titles, having won their first back in 2019.
Back from a break, PV Sindhu will look to hit the right notes in her quest for some confidence-boosting wins ahead of Paris Olympics when she spearheads India's campaign in the Malaysia Masters badminton tournament starting on Tuesday. Sindhu, a former world champion, returns to the international circuit after skipping the Uber Cup and Thailand Open, and she will aim to go deep in the women's singles draw of the BWF World Tour Super 500 event. The 28-year-old from Hyderabad hasn't been able to hit top form after recovering from a knee injury sustained in October last year.
Back from a break, PV Sindhu will look to hit the right notes in her quest for some confidence-boosting wins ahead of Paris Olympics when she spearheads India's campaign in the Malaysia Masters badminton tournament starting on Tuesday. Sindhu, a former world champion, returns to the international circuit after skipping the Uber Cup and Thailand Open, and she will aim to go deep in the women's singles draw of the BWF World Tour Super 500 event. The 28-year-old from Hyderabad hasn't been able to hit top form after recovering from a knee injury sustained in October last year.