New Delhi: Two-time Olympic medallist shuttler PV Sindhu will not be part of India’s squad for the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships (BAMTC) to be played in Qingdao, China, from February 11-16. Sindhu revealed that she sustained a hamstring injury that will take longer to recover than expected.
“It is with a heavy heart that I share I won’t be traveling with the team for BAMTC 2025. While training on the 4th in Guwahati, I felt a twinge in my hamstring. Despite my efforts to push through with heavy taping for our country, an MRI has revealed that my recovery will take slightly longer than I initially expected,” Sindhu wrote on X.
“Wishing the team all the very best. I will be cheering from the sidelines,” she added.
India secured a bronze medal in the previous edition of the BAMTC, with Sindhu playing a key role in the squad. She was expected to lead the women’s singles charge once again this year. However, ahead of the India Open, Sindhu had emphasised that one of her main goals for the year was to remain injury-free. IANS
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