PARIS: Badminton has been one of the bright spots for India over the last three Olympics. Saina Nehwal’s bronze in London showed the way and PV Sindhu took it up from there, winning a silver and bronze in Rio and Tokyo, respectively. Sindhu is one of India’s flagbearers in the opening ceremony, but her job doesn’t end there. The ace shuttler, who has hit a bit of an air-pocket in recent times, is expected to raise her game as she makes her third appearance in the Olympics at the Porte de La Chapelle arena here.
Sindhu, seeded 10th, opens against World No. 111 Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq of Maldives in Group M which also has Kristin Kuuba (No. 74) of Estonia. Though it’s an easy group, with only one qualifying for the Round of 16, there’s no scope of faltering for the former world champion.
