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Aparna Popat says Asian Games will pose bigger challenge for Sindhu, Saina
Updated On: 25 July, 2018 10:31 AM IST | Mumbai | Subodh Mayure
As it turned out, India's badminton queens, Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu won gold and silver respectively at the Gold Cost event
Former shuttler Aparna Popat during an event at a city hotel yesterday. Pic/Atul Kamble
Five months before the 2018 Commonwealth Games began in Australia, former Olympian and nine-time national badminton champion Aparna Popat was confident the Indian badminton squad were favourites to win the maximum number of medals. As it turned out, India's badminton queens, Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu won gold and silver respectively at the Gold Cost event. Kidambi Srikanth won silver after losing to Malaysian legend Lee Chong Wei in the final, while HS Prannoy ended his challenge in the bronze-medal match.
This time, Popat, 40, feels it will be tougher for the Indian shuttlers for the August 18-September 2 Games in Jakarta. "Sure, the Asian Games is definitely tougher than the Commonwealth Games, but we also know that performance is dictated by the form of the players. The players are capable of beating any of the top players today. If they strike form, they will definitely come back with medals," Popat said yesterday on the sidelines of a panel discussion organised by the Rotary Club of Bombay.
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