Indian badminton player Saina Nehwal is in a difficult position to get a ticket to Tokyo Olympics but her husband and mentor Parupalli Kashyap believe that she will join the race on the basis of some good performances in the coming weeks.

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World Championship silver medalist (2015) Saina is struggling to make her place in the Olympics for the fourth consecutive time. As per BWF rules, players who are in the top 16 rankings on 28 April will be entitled to Olympic tickets. In singles, only two players from a country will get an opportunity to play in the Olympics. On Friday, Kashyap said that it is becoming difficult. Spain's Masters (18 to 23 February) is just two weeks to start. This is a very important time. They have to gain their confidence. I think she can join this race with a good performance in two-three weeks but her body will need to be with her. Saina has been battling injuries continuously for some time.

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London Olympics (2012) bronze medalist Saina has not won any title after the Indonesia Masters played in January 2019. During this time, in 14 tournaments, she has been able to cross the first round hurdle in only six. Due to continuous poor performance, she has slipped to 18th position in the BWF rankings and 22nd in the Olympic qualification rankings. Kashyap said that his wife's name is currently 49000 marks while he will have to reach around 53000 marks to get the qualification. They will have to score points in other tournaments with All England. It is possible if she managed to reach the quarter-finals or semi-finals of four tournaments. She can achieve this by playing better in the upcoming tournaments.

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