Sindhu, Saina see bright future for Indian badminton

The trio was speaking during a felicitation function organised by Sports Minister Vijay Goel at his residence here after Indian shuttlers returned with two medals — Sindhu’s silver and Saina’s bronze — from the just-concluded World Badminton Championships in Glasgow. 

“We would like to thank the government and the Sports Minister for their continued support throughout the year. Sports is becoming quite popular in our country because of the encouragement from the government,” Saina said. 

Sindhu, who won her second World Championships medal in Glasgow, said the future of Indian badminton is in good hands. “Badminton in India as a sport has grown many folds. Many upcoming and bright players are coming up,” said Sindhu, who lost the marathon title encounter 19-21 22-20 20-22 against Nozomi Okuhara of Japan.