The Thomas and Uber Cup will be held next month amid the COVID-19 crisis. However, due to Corona, many players have withdrawn their names from this tournament. Badminton player PV Sindhu has agreed to play in this tournament. Whereas earlier, she had decided to withdraw from this prestigious tournament due to personal reasons.
I have requested @Pvsindhu1 to join the team as we have a favourable draw and have the best chance to take a shot at a medal at the #ThomasUberCup. She has agreed and will prepone her family function so that she can be part of the Indian Team and play for the country @BAI_Media
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) September 7, 2020
On Monday, Indian Badminton Association President Hemant Vishwa Sarma tweeted, "I have requested @Pvsindhu1 to join the team as we have a favourable draw and have the best chance to take a shot at a medal at the #ThomasUberCup. She has agreed and will prepone her family function so that she can be part of the Indian Team and play for the country".
The Indian women's team has been placed in Group D along with 14-time champions China, France and Germany, while the men's team has got a place in Group C along with 2016 winners Denmark, Germany and Algeria. Both men and women teams have been given the fifth position. The ceremony of this popular tournament will be held in Aarhus, Denmark from 3 to 11 October. Initially, it was to be held from 16 to 24 May, but due to COVID-19 virus epidemic, it was cancelled from 15 to 23 August. It has now been postponed to the next month.
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