According to sources, the double Olympic medalist in India, the PV, Sindhu, will sign a four -year agreement with a leading brand of sports equipment for four years, worth 4 roasters per year, according to sources. The sources have also mentioned that Sindhu is currently in talks with two main world brands of technical equipment, which offered him 4 drivers of rupees per year for four years. Its existing approval agreement with Li-Ning, as an ambassador, ended. The Sindhu PV has experienced a mixed race in recent competitions on the World Badminton World Federation (BWF) circuit.
While she broke her title of drought of more than two years in the Syed Modi India International in December of last year by winning the female title by beating Wu Luo Yu in China, she started the new year with a quarter -final in the open India in Lucknow and a disappointing release of Thuy Linh from Vietnam in the Thuy Linh.
Sindhu, as well as the semi-finalist of the Paris Olympic Games, Lakshya Sen, will lead an Indian team with 14 members during the next Mixed Badminton Asia team championships, which will be held in Qingdao, China, from February 11, 2025.
India won the bronze medal during the last edition of the championships, held in Dubai in 2023, and will aim to improve this performance this time.
The national selectors have taken into account the global ranking and the current form of players while selecting the team, which will understand HS Prannoy and Malvika Bansod respectively as second players of male and female singles.
India also has a strong alignment of double, with the old world combination n ° 1 of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty leading the charge of male double. The functions of double women will be shared by Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly or the Olympians Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto.
Tanisha will also compete in mixed doubles alongside Dhruv Kapila, with Sathish Kumar K and Adya Variyath forming the second combination of mixed doubles in the team.
Indian team for the mixed badminton team championships:
Men: Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty, Dhruv Kapila, Mr. Arjun, Sathish Kumar Kumar
Women: PV Sindhu, Malvika Bansod, Gayatri Gopichand, Treesa Jolly, Ashwini Ponnappa, Tanisha Crasto, Adya Variyath.
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