"badminton"

"I learnt a lot last year. The first thing was patience, because we had no tournaments for a couple of months. We couldn't step out or play badminton, and we needed to have patience," Sindhu said.

Sindhu, seeded sixth, returned to action with a 21-16 24-26 13-21 defeat to world no 18 Blichfeldt in a 74-minute battle

The programme, which saw the presence of over 750 students and parents, commenced with the lighting of a lamp which denotes dispelling darkness.

The world champion said badminton is restarting for her in January next when she participates in Thailand Open in Bangkok

There is a lot of mental pressure which a player undergoes in this Covid-19 phase. There is not much activity and the training sessions are done under a lot of restrictions. This has not helped a player’s cause.

“He was a very focused cricketer and at the same time he was full of fun. He enjoyed his game."

The Indian para-badminton ace was featured in The Time magazine as the 'Next Generation Leader'

The husband-wife duo had earlier sent their entries for the $750,000 tournament and also submitted their consent letter to the Badminton Association of India (BAI) last month for the same.