PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen To Lead India At Sudirman Cup Finals; Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Return After Injury

The double Olympic medalist PV Sindhu and the No. 18 of the Lakshya Sen n ° 18 at the head of the Indian challenge during the final of the SouthIrman Cup will be held in Xiamen, China, from April 27 to May 4, the National Federation announced on Tuesday. India, which qualified for the prestigious mixed team championships according to its world ranking, was grouped in a difficult group alongside former Champions in Indonesia, twice finalists Denmark and a strong English outfit. The Indian contingent of 14 members will see the return of the formidable male double duo of Satwiksairaj Ranquireddy and Chirag Shetty after an injury break, while the pair of the most rowed female in the country of Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly will miss the event due to problems related to injuries.

In their absence, the young combination of Priya Konjengbam and Shruti Mishra will assume the responsibility of the event in female double, while the young appearance of Hariharan Amsakarunan and Kumar Rethinasabapathi ribbon was named Backup for Satwik and Chirag in the male double.

“The selectors have chosen the best possible combination in the five categories despite certain injury concerns,” said Badminton Association of India (BAI), Sanjay Mishra, in a statement.

“We no longer depend on one or two disciplines to win the link and that makes us a great strength in any team event. We are convinced that the team will not only make its mark in the phases of groups, but can continue to create history by winning a medal,” he added.

In addition to Sen, the range of male singles also presents HS Prannoy, while Sindhu will be joined by the former national champion and world n ° 45 Anupama Upadhyaya in simple female.

Sindhu, who recovered from an injury to the hamstrings suffered in February, had precious match practices at the badminton championships in Asia last week.

In the mixed doubles, Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto, who reached the quarter -finals at the Asian championships, will direct the challenge.

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