STAR Indian shuttler PV Sindhu last Friday (8) said the 2028 Los Angeles Games remains on her radar, insisting she still has a lot to offer and the potential to win many more titles on the demanding BWF (Badminton World Federation) circuit.
By the time the biggest sporting show on earth moves to the US, Sindhu will be 33. However, the two-time Olympic medallist said if she remained injury-free and in peak physical condition, she would be aiming for a third medal.
A former world champion, Sindhu, who won silver at the 2016 Rio Olympics and bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, returned empty-handed from the Paris Games after her unexpected exit in the prequarterfinals.
“If I’m fit, if I’m able to do it, if I’m injury-free, then definitely yes, I will compete at LA. That’s what I can tell you,“ the 29-year-old from Hyderabad said.
Sindhu had entered the Paris Games with high expectations under the mentorship of legendary Prakash Padukone, but was knocked out early after losing to China’s He Bing Jiao in the round of 16.
“It does happen at times. I had [an] amazing two Olympics, and in the third one, I couldn’t get a medal. But I think I played well. I learn from my mistakes and come back stronger,” she said Read More…..
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