Badminton News: Sports Authority of India clears national camp for 26 shuttlers

Top 26 Indian shuttlers will soon be seen at the national camp at the Pullela Gopichand Academy in Hyderabad under strict COVID-19 guidelines. The camp, to continue till September 27, is being organised to help 26 players prepare for the Thomas and Uber Cup tournaments, beginning in Aarhus, Denmark from October 3. The players who will be part of the camp are Nehwal, Sai Praneeth, P Kashyap, Srikanth (all singles), women’s doubles pair of Sikki Reddy and Ashwini Ponappa, along with seven coaches, four support staff and three sparring partners. Keeping the current situation of the ongoing pandemic in mind, all players, coaches and support staff would have to undergo mandatory RT-PCR test for COVID-19 before they travel to Hyderabad.