Saina Nehwal has consented to collaborating within the Thomas and Uber Cup in Denmark.© AFP
Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal on Sunday raised security considerations over conducting the Thomas and Uber Cup in Denmark amid the coronavirus pandemic. Nehwal stated seven international locations have already withdrawn from the match that’s scheduled from October three to 11 in Aarhus, Denmark. Taking to Twitter Nehwal wrote, “7 international locations have withdrawn from match reason behind the pandemic…Is it secure sufficient to conduct this match throughout this time ??… (Thomas and Uber Cup 2020) #coronavirus.” India’s Uber Cup squad shall be bolstered by the presence of each Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu after the latter consented to her availability on the insistence of BAI president Himanta Biswa Sarma.
7 international locations have withdrawn from match reason behind the pandemic…Is it secure sufficient to conduct this match throughout this time ??… (Thomas and Uber Cup 2020) #coronavirus https://t.co/HC1qnueeLb
— Saina Nehwal (@NSaina) September 13, 2020
Commonwealth Video games bronze medallists Ashwini Ponnappa and Sikki Reddy, in the meantime, shall be helming the doubles division with kids Aakarshi Kashyap and Malvika Bansod additionally getting a look into the squad.
In Uber Cup, India finds itself in Group D with the opposite groups being China, Germany, and France.
India’s Thomas Cup squad shall be led by former world primary Kidambi Srikanth with Parupalli Kashyap and Lakshya Sen being the opposite prime stars.
The doubles cost shall be spearheaded by Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy because the nation’s primary duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty needed to pull out following Rankireddy testing optimistic for COVID-19.
In Thomas Cup, India have been positioned in Group C with 2016 champions Denmark being their largest competitors, in addition to Germany and Algeria in the identical group. Nonetheless, the 14-time champions China are nonetheless awaiting affirmation of their participation.
Notably, India had canceled their preparatory camp in the lead up to the tournament. The Sports activities Authority of India had proposed the preparatory camp in Hyderabad which was initially scheduled to begin on September 7 and conclude on September 27.
Nonetheless, the camp was cancelled on Thursday after it turned clear that gamers wouldn’t get any leisure on the seven-day obligatory quarantine interval.
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