Badminton Asia Championships: Ashwini-Tanisha’s place at Paris 2024 at stake, PV Sindhu and men’s singles contingent face tricky tests
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It’s the unofficial finish line. After nearly a year of plotting, fretting, overcoming hurdles, and turning around slumps, shuttlers from around the world will know by the end of this week who makes the cut for the Paris Olympics. The badminton Race to Paris lists – the official ranking chart to determine qualifiers across the five categories – will be published on 30 April but the continental championships taking place this week around the world are the last opportunities for the top shuttlers to make it to the Summer Games.
From India’s perspective, the finishing kick thankfully came in time for the majority of contenders. PV Sindhu’s spot in Paris was never in doubt despite her missing a large chunk of the qualification period due to injury, because there is no other Indian thr...