PV Sindhu, All England Badminton Championship: India’s star shuttler PV Sindhu has suffered a big loss due to the ongoing war between Iran and America-Israel. There is news that due to that war, PV Sindhu will no longer be able to participate in the All England Badminton Tournament to be held in England. PV Sindhu had to reach England via Dubai. Sindhu reached Dubai from India to participate in the tournament but could not go to England from there. Actually, due to Iran’s attacks on Dubai, the airspace there has been closed.
Sindhu will not be able to play in All England Badminton
NDTV India quoted Indian Badminton Association Secretary Sanjay Mishra as saying that, given the circumstances, PV Sindhu will not be able to participate in the All England Badminton Championship. As far as PV Sindhu is concerned, she is completely fine and BAF is in constant touch with her.
Badminton Championship from 3rd to 8th March
The All England Badminton Championship is to be held in Birmingham from March 3 to March 8. But due to Iran-America war, PV Sindhu is still stuck in Dubai. Due to not reaching Birmingham, she will be deprived of playing in the tournament.
Will Sindhu play in this tournament also or not?
According to Indian Badminton Association Secretary Sanjay Mishra, PV Sindhu may not be seen playing in the All England Badminton Championship. But after that she can play in the Swiss Open tournament to be held between March 10 and 15. However, nothing has been decided regarding this yet. According to Sanjay Mishra, the air space is not open yet. And, when it opens, it is difficult to say whether PV Sindhu will return to India or go to Switzerland.
These players reached Birmingham
BAI said that PV Sindhu withdrew her name from the championship due to not reaching Birmingham. But Lakshya Sen, K. Star shuttlers like Srikanth, Satwik Reddy, Chirag Shetty have reached Birmingham to participate in the All England Badminton Championship.