“Badminton has always been my world, but this is very different. There’s no opponent. Just you, the clock, and eight stations that test everything out at once,” said Sindhu, before adding: “Kaur cheered me on and brought an energy that pushed me harder.”

In the 61 kg freestyle final, Aman went down 10-13 to Kwang Myong Kim of North Korea, while Mukul lost the 86 kg title bout 0-7 to Iran’s Kamran G Ghasempour