Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu are precious diamonds: Coach Gopichand
Other Sports | May 05, 2018 21:23 ISTWhile Saina is an Olympic bronze medallist, Sindhu did one better by winning a silver at the Rio Olympics in 2016.
While Saina is an Olympic bronze medallist, Sindhu did one better by winning a silver at the Rio Olympics in 2016.
Former world No 1 Saina showed her class as she dumped unseeded Korean Lee Jang Mi 21-15 21-13 in a 43-minute clash.
Satwik and Chirag lost 13-21, 16-21 to Rio Olympics bronze medallist English pair of Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge in a 39-minute men's doubles final at the Carrara Sports Arena.
Kidambi Srikanth, who became the first Indian male shuttler to achieve the world no.1 ranking, went down 21-19, 14-21, 14-21 against world no.7 Lee Chong Wei.
In the overall medals tally, India jumped to third spot with 10 gold, four silver and five bronze medals after another fruitful day across sports, which fetched three gold, two silver and a bronze.
Star shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and Saina Nehwal on Monday helped India clinch their maiden gold medal in mixed team badminton event after defeating Malaysia 3-1 in the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.
India held on to their fourth position in the medals tally, having claimed seven gold, two silver and three bronze medals so far.
India held on to their fourth position in the medals tally, having claimed seven gold, two silver and three bronze medals so far.
India now have four gold, a silver and a bronze in the event, leaving them fourth on the overall tally.
India have been accorded the top seed this time and are clubbed with Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Scotland in Group A.
India have left their mark in every field and this time, all the hopes lie on the star players to bring home plenty of silverware.
Nehwal took to Twitter to slam the CWG after learning that her father wasn't allowed access to the games village, however, the IOA dismissed the shuttler's complaint.
Sindhu achieved unprecedented success in the last couple of years but she also lost some heart-breaking losses in the finals of 2016 Rio Olympics, 2017 World Championship, 2017 Dubai Super Series Final and India Open this year.
Sindhu and Srikanth are expected to have easy first round outings against relatively unheralded opponents but the road is tricky for former finalist Saina Nehwal, who will face none other than world no 1 Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei.
The 25-year old shuttler, who won four Super Series titles last year, is yet to win the coveted All England Championships or an Olympic medal to achieve the legendary status.
When asked who has played the major role in the men's recent rise in badminton, HS Prannoy credited coach Pullela Gopichand without giving second thoughts on it.
Kashyap, a former National champion and second seed, saw off Cheam 23-21 21-14 in a 37-minute clash.
Looking ahead, Sindhu said the key was to keep fit, both mentally and physically to figure in the mandatory 15 tournaments that each player needs to play every year.
Sindhu extended her domination over world No.2 Akane Yamaguchi with a straight-game win.
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