NEW DELHI: Unfazed by the worsening COVID-19 scenario in England the place she is coaching proper now, world champion shuttler P V Sindhu on Tuesday instructed PTI that she stays hopeful of travelling to Thailand for tournaments in January regardless of nations more and more banning flights from the UK.
Sindhu, who has certified for the Tokyo Olympics, has been coaching in London for the final two months and is scheduled to play her first match for the reason that break in Thailand. She should be in Bangkok by January 3 to compete within the two Tremendous 1000 occasions (January 12 to 17 and January 19 to 24).
“I plan to journey within the first week of January There isn’t any journey ban from UK in Thailand, so I can journey from Doha. The concept is to make use of the Gulf route to achieve Thailand,” mentioned Sindhu, who’s managed by sports activities administration agency Baseline Ventures.
A number of nations around the globe, together with India, have imposed bans on flights on the UK due to a brand new and seemingly extra contagious pressure of the coronavirus in England.
The 25-year-old had left for London in October to deal with her diet and health on the Gatorade Sports activities Science Institute (GSSI) and likewise has been coaching alongside British shuttlers Toby Penty and Rajiv Ouseph on the Nationwide Coaching Centre.
“Fortunately, my coaching is occurring fairly properly. The nationwide heart just isn’t closed. It’s run as a bubble heart, so I’ve been in a position to follow forward of the occasions in Thailand,” Sindhu mentioned.
The Thailand leg will mark the return of worldwide badminton however the nation has been coping with pro-democracy protest actions and has not too long ago seen a spike in COVID-19 instances as properly.
Final Saturday, well being officers in Thailand reported 548 new instances, most victims being migrant employees of the seafood trade in Samut Sakhon province, 34 kilometers southwest of Bangkok.
“Circumstances in Thailand are additionally growing, so there’s uncertainty about Thailand occasion too, we actually hope that issues are underneath management and the occasion goes forward. We want badminton to restart similar to different sports activities,” mentioned Yashwanth Biyyala, Director – Athlete at Baseline Ventures.
The Sports activities Ministry had not too long ago authorized Sindhu’s request to have her private physio and health coach accompany her to a few tournaments in January.
Sindhu final competed in March when she participated within the All England Championship, following which all tournaments had been both cancelled or postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In October, Sindhu had pulled out of the Denmark Open, one of many solely two occasions to be held since March. The opposite occasion was SaarLorlux Open Tremendous 100 occasion in Germany.
Sindhu, who has certified for the Tokyo Olympics, has been coaching in London for the final two months and is scheduled to play her first match for the reason that break in Thailand. She should be in Bangkok by January 3 to compete within the two Tremendous 1000 occasions (January 12 to 17 and January 19 to 24).
“I plan to journey within the first week of January There isn’t any journey ban from UK in Thailand, so I can journey from Doha. The concept is to make use of the Gulf route to achieve Thailand,” mentioned Sindhu, who’s managed by sports activities administration agency Baseline Ventures.
A number of nations around the globe, together with India, have imposed bans on flights on the UK due to a brand new and seemingly extra contagious pressure of the coronavirus in England.
The 25-year-old had left for London in October to deal with her diet and health on the Gatorade Sports activities Science Institute (GSSI) and likewise has been coaching alongside British shuttlers Toby Penty and Rajiv Ouseph on the Nationwide Coaching Centre.
“Fortunately, my coaching is occurring fairly properly. The nationwide heart just isn’t closed. It’s run as a bubble heart, so I’ve been in a position to follow forward of the occasions in Thailand,” Sindhu mentioned.
The Thailand leg will mark the return of worldwide badminton however the nation has been coping with pro-democracy protest actions and has not too long ago seen a spike in COVID-19 instances as properly.
Final Saturday, well being officers in Thailand reported 548 new instances, most victims being migrant employees of the seafood trade in Samut Sakhon province, 34 kilometers southwest of Bangkok.
“Circumstances in Thailand are additionally growing, so there’s uncertainty about Thailand occasion too, we actually hope that issues are underneath management and the occasion goes forward. We want badminton to restart similar to different sports activities,” mentioned Yashwanth Biyyala, Director – Athlete at Baseline Ventures.
The Sports activities Ministry had not too long ago authorized Sindhu’s request to have her private physio and health coach accompany her to a few tournaments in January.
Sindhu final competed in March when she participated within the All England Championship, following which all tournaments had been both cancelled or postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In October, Sindhu had pulled out of the Denmark Open, one of many solely two occasions to be held since March. The opposite occasion was SaarLorlux Open Tremendous 100 occasion in Germany.
