PV Sindhu sparked surprise across the badminton world after leaving the national Olympic camp for a trip to London. Based on her Instagram activity, it seems she traveled to the UK to focus on her physical recovery and nutritional needs, where she has reportedly been staying for at least ten days.
PV Sindhu has stunned many in the badminton world as she left the ongoing national camp for Olympic prospects and landed in London. It was found from her Instagram account that she had traveled to the UK. It seems this travel was to improve her recovery and nutrition. As per sources, it is said she has been in the UK for at least 10 days.
Leaving a training camp halfway through is highly unusual for a top Olympic contender. Furthermore, this marks the first time Sindhu has visited the UK without her parents by her side. She is reportedly being supervised by a group of experts and is slated to stay in the UK for the next two months.
Some sources close to the athlete leaked to the press that there was tension between her family and coach Gopichand, suggesting Sindhu was pushing back against their control.
As soon as these rumors surfaced, Sindhu took to social media to clarify that there is no family rift. She explained that her trip to London was specifically to work with GSSI on her nutrition and recovery. She emphasized that she traveled with her parents' full blessing, expressing gratitude for their lifelong sacrifices and ongoing support.
Addressing the speculation regarding her coaching, Sindhu stated clearly that she has no grievances with Mr. Gopichand or the training setup at the academy.
Following Kim Ji Hyun's resignation last year, Sindhu has been working with Korean coach Park Tae Sang at the national camp. Having recently skipped the Denmark Open Super 750, she is now expected to make her return in January during the Asian leg of the 2020 BWF World Tour.
Because the BWF decided not to grant automatic invitations to current world champions, Sindhu will not receive a direct entry into the rescheduled World Tour Final.
To mitigate COVID-19 risks, the BWF has relocated the two Asia Opens (scheduled for January 12-17 and 19-24) as well as the World Tour Finals (January 27-31) to Bangkok.