Malvika, speaking to ANI, talked about her performances in 2024, reaching Hylo Open final, chasing her maiden Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour title, wins by PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen at Syed Modi India International, India's Olympics heartbreak etc.
Two-time Olympic medalist Sindhu ended her Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour drought of over two years by defeating China's Wu Luo Yu in the finals of the women's singles competition.
Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen stormed into the next round after defeating their respective opponents at the Syed Modi International 2024 badminton tournament in Lucknow on Wednesday.
Ashwini and Tanisha, who also reached the finals of the Syed Modi International Super 300 tournament last week in Lucknow, defeated their Dutch opponents 21-12, 21-12
India's women's doubles pair Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa fell just short against Rin Iwanaga and Kie Nakanishi of Japan in a thrilling three-game women's doubles final 14-21, 21-17, 15-21 to finish as Runners-Up at Syed Modi India International Badminton Championship 2023.
The seventh-seeded Crasto-Ponnappa beat compatriots Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand to make it to the quarters. In the semifinals, they had a much tougher challenge in the form of Japanese top seeds Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota.
The shuttler had earlier won the Orleans Masters title this year and shown his promise. He led the game one from the start and won it easily, but was made to work hard in the second game.
Hooda defeated Aakarshi Kashyap by 15-21, 21-19, 21-18 in a hard-fought round of 32 match on Wednesday and could be facing former world champion Nozomi Okuhara of Japan on Thursday, as per Olympics.com.