PV Sindhu Pulls Out Of Badminton World Championships 2022 Due To Stress Fracture

Hyderabad: After suffering an injury during her Commonwealth Games 2022 campaign in Birmingham, Former champion PV Sindhu will not head to Tokyo for the BWF World Championships 2022.

Sindhu took to social media to confirm she had suffered a stress fracture on her left foot during the CWG and was pulling out of the world meet in the Japanese capital.

“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,” Sindhu said in a tweet on Saturday.

PV Sindhu was seen playing with taping on her left leg during the women’s singles final at the Commonwealth Games against Michelle Li of Canada. Sindhu battled through pain to win the gold medal match 21-15, 21-13 and complete the full set of Commonwealth Games medals by finishing on the top step of the podium for the first time.

Sindhu was pushed to the limits in the quarter-finals against Malaysia’s Goh Jin Wei as she needed 3 games to get through to the last-four round. Sindhu also played a crucial role in the mixed team event as she led India’s run to a silver medal finish.

“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.

“The pain was unbearable during and post the finals. Hence I rushed for an MRI scan as soon as I got back to Hyderabad. The doctors confirmed a stress fracture on my left foot and recommended bed rest for a few weeks. I should be back to training in a few weeks,” she added.