: All England Open: PV Sindhu and Co look to end wait for title as Indian contingent gets all clear #IndiaNEWS World champion PV Sindhu will spearhead India’s challenge at the prestigious All England

All England Open: PV Sindhu and Co look to end wait for title as Indian contingent gets all clear #IndiaNEWS
World champion PV Sindhu will spearhead India’s challenge at the prestigious All England Open Badminton Championships, beginning in Birmingham on Wednesday.After Covid-19 testing drama, the Indians will begin their quest to recapture the trophy which has been won by just two Indians so far – the legendary Prakash Padukone (1980) and P Gopichand (2001). The Indian badminton contingent has been cleared to participate in the All England Championships after the players, who had tested positive for Covid-19, returned negative in retests conducted by the governing body on Wednesday, reported PTI.Three Indian shuttlers and a support staff had tested positive on Tuesday while a few were awaiting confirmation on their inconclusive samples, leaving the players without much practice ahead of the tournament.“No positive tests in the team anyone. We are ready for All England,??? wrote Mathias Boe, the former Dane shuttler who is part of the India team’s support staff, in a post on Instagram.In an email to team managers on Wednesday, the BWF and Badminton England also informed that “following further investigations and testing, all team members have been returned to the draw having successfully retested negative.???It also said that “following a higher-than-expected number of inconclusive and positive tests, a full investigation into the testing and...Read more

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