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Paris Olympics: Sindhu, Prannoy Get Favourable Groups; Lakshya Drawn With Christie, Men's Doubles Draw Postponed
Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq: Two-time Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu and debutant H.S. Prannoy got favourable groups while Lakshya Sen has been drawn with World No. 3 Jonatan Christie as the draw for the badminton events at the Paris Olympics 2024 was held here at BWF Headquarters on Friday.
Sindhu, who won a silver in the 2016 Games in Rio and bronze in the Tokyo Olympics, has been seeded 10th seed in women's singles and is placed in Group M with Estonia's Kristin Kuuba (world No. 75) and Maldives' Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq (world No. 111). In Paris, Sindhu hopes to become the first Indian to win an individual medal in three successive Olympic Games.
In the men's singles, Prannoy, who will be appearing in his maiden Olympics, has been seeded 13th and placed in Group K with Vietnam's Le Duc Phat (world No. 70) and Germany's Fabian Roth (world No. 82).
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