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India thus joins China and Japan as the only three countries to have achieved a full quota of places in womenÃ¢ÂÂs singles — India thus joins China and Japan as the only three countries to have achieved a full quota of places in women’s singles

Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu have long been the torchbearers of Indian women’s singles badminton and their qualification for the prestigious World Championships is an annual affair.

But what is more heartening to see is that there are two more names this time in this category after Sindhu and Saina. Reigning national champion Rituparna Das and the 79th ranked Tanvi Lad too have made the cut.

India thus joins China and Japan as the only three countries to have achieved a full quota of places in women’s singles, emulating the 1985 World Championships when India’s Hufrish Nariman, Madhumita Bisht, Ami Ghia and Deepti Thanekar represented the country.

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Sudeshna is a veteran Indian Sports and International Tennis journalist as well as editor at Sportskeeda. She has an overall experience of over 10 years with top publications like The Bridge, Fox Sports Asia, and gained a keen interest in Indian sports since the 2002 Commonwealth and Asian Games when she was in school.

Sudeshna holds a Master's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication. She attends tournaments regularly and being a highly experienced journalist, she ensures she only contacts the correct people from her network for the most authentic information to be put in her articles.

Sudeshna’s favorite Indian athlete is PV Sindhu owing to her big-tournament performances. She also admires Tennis legend Rafael Nadal for his resilience and has witnessed the Spaniard in action at the French Open, due to which, Roland Garros is her all-time favorite Grand Slam tournament.

Neeraj Chopra’s gold medal win at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics made a lasting impact on Sudeshna. She has also interviewed him along with Badminton star Chirag Shetty and several other sports personalities. She has done on-ground reporting on multiple ITF tournaments along with the Premier Badminton League, Asian Boxing Championships and the Davis Cup.

When not using her skills and years of experience in crafting compelling content, Sudeshna likes to read, watch movies and travel.

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