Rituparna Das is on a comeback trail but injuries to her left ankle and right wrist (she underwent a surgery) have not completely healed. However, the 27-year-old — a former National women’s singles champion in 2017 — is hopeful of sorting things out and getting ready for the challenges ahead.
In fact, 2017 was the best year for Rituparna as she also attained a career-high world ranking of 44. That, however, has now slipped to 219 and she knows there are no easy solutions.
“I am just trying to get back [to full fitness]. I will play in the International Challenge in Azerbaijan and Sri Lanka in February 2024,” said Rituparna, after a facile 21-11, 21-11 win over Chitwan Khatri of Haryana in the 85th senior National badminton championships here on Wednesday. She will play the top seed Aakarshi Kashyap of Chhattisgarh in the second round.
