Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth were looking forward to the Singapore Open, seen as their last chance to book their spot in the Tokyo Olympics.
Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth are unlikely to make it to the Tokyo Olympics due to the cancellation of the Singapore Open.
The BWF confirmed that the Super 750 tournament will not be rescheduled within the Olympic qualification window.
Doubts arose over whether Indians would be allowed to take part in the Malaysian Open due to the country imposing a temporary ban on flights from India.
Their qualification path was faced with difficulties since their last qualifying event-- Indian Open (May 11-16), was postponed because of an unprecedented rise in COVID-19 cases.
Saina Nehwal's meteoric rise in the sport helped increase the popularity of women’s badminton across India.
The champion-making academy of Gopichand is the key factor behind India’s global success in the last decade.
Let us look at the players who can help India make it a hat-trick at Olympics with a third successive badminton medal: