PV Sindhu on Saturday confirmed that she will be missing the 2022 Badminton World Championships due to a ‘stress fracture’.
“While I am on the high of winning a gold medal at the CWG for India. Unfortunately, I have to pull out of the world championships. I felt pain and there was an injury scare at the quarter-finals of the CWG, but with the help of my coach, physio and trainer, I decided to push as far as I could," Sindhu said in a statement.
“The pain was unbearable during and post the finals. Hence I rushed for an MRI as soon as I got back to Hyderabad. The doctors confirmed a stress fracture on my left foot and recommended rest for a few weeks. I should be back to training in a few weeks. Thank you all for your support and love," she added.
Sindhu is coming off winning the gold medal in the women’s singles event at the Commonwealth Games and revealed that she had been playing through pain at the muti-country meet. It was Sindhu’s second gold medal at the Commonwealth Games, having earlier won the yellow metal in 2018 in the mixed team event. She also has one silver and one bronze in women’s singles from 2018 and 2014 editions respectively.
The 27-year-old Sindhu also has two Olympic medals. She won silver in women’s singles in 2016 and followed that up with a bronze medal in Tokyo last year.
The World Championships will be held in Tokyo from August 21 till August 28.
Sindhu won her maiden gold medal at CWG 2022, defeating Michelle Li of Canada 21-15, 21-13 in the women’s singles event final. This was her fifth CWG medal, with two in the mixed team events. She also won bronze in 2014 and silver in 2018.
The BWF World Championships 2022 is set to be played in Tokyo from August 22. Indian shuttlers have ensured 12 podium finishes at the world badminton championships but Sindhu’s gold medal in women’s singles back in 2019 remains the only gold in the lot.
Sindhu’s father PV Ramana had earlier told Hindu that the badminton star had suffered the injury during the quarterfinal at CWG 2022.
“But, she played the semis despite severe pain before eventually going on to win the gold in the CWG with a heavily strapped ankle," he said.
“Yes, it is disappointing to miss the Worlds especially given the kind of form Sindhu is in after winning the Singapore Open and the CWG Gold. But, these things are not in our hands," Ramana said.
“The focus will definitely be more on recovery and we will be targeting the Denmark and Paris Opens in mid-October," he said.
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