Former world no.1 Saina Nehwal will miss the World Championships for the first time in her international career due to multiple injuries that have derailed her season. (More Badminton News)
The London Olympics bronze medallist, who has won a silver and bronze besides eight quarterfinal finishes in the World Championships over the years, is recovering from a groin pull and knee injury.
The big event will be held in Huelva, Spain from December 12 to 19. 바카라Saina had to withdraw from World Championship as she is still recovering from the groin and a knee injury. She won't be able to regain fitness in time to play the tournament,바카라 Saina바카라s husband and fellow shuttler Kashyap told PTI.
Returning to action at the Thomas and Uber Cup Final in Aarhus, Denmark in October, Saina had to retire midway in the round-robin match against Spain's Clara Azurmendi due to a groin niggle. She played in Denmark but again withdrew midway into the second game of the first-round match at the French Open.
바카라She had a tough groin injury in Uber Cup. She was fine in Denmark but it didn't heal properly and again started paining when she was playing in French Open. It aggravated and became serious,바카라 said Kashyap. 바카라She also had a knee injury in France and had to pull out. She is doing her rehabilitation now. Hopefully, she will be able to get back to training from 10th or 15th of this month.바카라
In a stellar career, Saina has never missed the World Championships since making her debut in the 2006 edition. The 31-year-old from Hyderabad claimed the silver in 2015 when her rampaging run was stopped by Spain's Carolina Marin in the final. She also secured a bronze two years later at Glasgow, Scotland.
In 2018, Saina claimed her second individual gold medal at the Commonwealth Games and also helped the country win its first mixed team title in the quadrennial event. However, she has been ravaged by injuries for most of the last two years and missed the Tokyo Olympic qualification this year.
Following a series of early exits, Saina바카라s ranking has also slumped to world no.23. 바카라She is naturally a bit upset, especially since it has been tough two years for her, she has been getting injured too often, there were niggles, stomach issues, I mean, something or other has been happening,바카라 Kashyap said.
바카라But it is a phase and she has to work around it. She can play for 2-3 years, I feel. She is a positive person and she will figure things out.바카라 Kashyap, himself, has endured a tough time in the international circuit with early ousters from the last few events.
He slipped during training at Denmark and had to retire midway from his match the next day. Now back to full fitness, Kashyap is eyeing a good outing in the two All India senior ranking tournaments at Chennai and Hyderabad, which will restart the domestic season in the country.
바카라I am fit now and am looking forward to play well at the two ranking events this month,바카라 he said.
