SET TO BE BESTOWED with the Arjuna award, ace India shuttler Kidambi Srikanth today said that the prestigious honour in addition to some encouraging words by legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has made him hungrier to scale new heights.
INDIAN SHUTTLER P V Sindhu failed to complete a hat-trick of medals at the World Championships after she lost a gruelling quarterfinal women's singles match against Sung Ji Hyun of South Korea in Jakarta today.
HEARTBREAK FOR INDIA in the men's singles competition as World No 3 Kidambi Srikanth and World No. 12 H S Prannoy lost their respective matches after gruelling battles at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta on Thursday.
TWO-TIME BRONZE-MEDALIST P V Sindhu stunned Olympic champion and former World No. 1 Chinese Li Xuerui in a hard-fought contest, while Saina Nehwal sailed into the women's singles quarterfinals after an easy win in the World Badminton Championship in Jakarta today.
TWO TIME BRONZE MEDALIST P V Sindhu stunned Olympic champion and former World No. 1 Chinese Li Xuerui in a hard-fought women's singles match to enter the quarterfinals of the World Badminton Championship in Jakarta today.
INDIA'S THIRD SEEDED badminton star Kidambi Srikanth and second seeded women's singles player Saina Nehwal qualified to the pre-quarters of the World Championships in Jakarta on Wednesday.
Two-time bronze medallist, P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth started their campaign at the World Badminton Champion with contrasting victories in the women's and men's singles competition respectively in Jakarta, Indonesia today.
Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth will be at the forefront as a strong Indian badminton contingent look to create a flutter at the World Championships, starting in Jakarta tomorrow.
Double World Badminton Championships bronze medallist P.V. Sindhu is looking to bag a hat-trick this time around at the prestigious annual event which will be held in Jakarta from August 10 to 16.
Though India has sent a large 18-member contingent to the World Badminton Championships, its shuttlers will find it tough to earn medals when the annual tournament gets going in Jakarta on Monday.
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