Due to fitness concerns, Saina Nehwal, a two-time winner at the Commonwealth Games, will not take part in the national badminton selection trials for the forthcoming Asian Games.
At the Jwala Gutta Academy of Excellence in Telangana, the Badminton Association of India (BAI) will hold a trial from May 4 to May 7 in order to select the team for the prestigious competition, which will be held in Hangzhou, China from September 23 to October 8.
PV Sindhu (World No. 11), HS Prannoy (World No. 9), Chirag Shetty and SatwiksairajRankireddy (World No. 6), Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand (World No. 19), and HS Prannoy were all chosen directly by BAI for the Asian Games “based on their placement in the BWF Top 20 ranking list as of April 18.”