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Three matches in 24 hours! PV Sindhu criticises badminton schedule at Asian Games

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Three matches in 24 hours! PV Sindhu criticises badminton schedule at Asian Games
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Indian badminton star PV Sindhu has criticized the scheduling at the Asian Games after being forced to play three singles matches in less than 24 hours. She highlighted the lack of adequate recovery time and the absence of technology like Hawk-Eye on secondary courts as major issues.

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PV Sindhu has criticised the badminton schedule at the Asian Games after playing three singles matches in less than 24 hours.The Indian shuttler played twice on Saturday, with her third-round match finishing after midnight. She was back on court on Sunday afternoon for her quarterfinal against China's Chen Yufei, which she lost."Not really, because the scheduling was not really well organised is what I feel," said Sindhu when asked if she had ever played two matches in any major championships earlier.The two-time Olympic medallist said the short gap between matches left little time for recovery."We literally slept really late and then coming back in the morning (on Sunday), playing two matches in a day. Recovery is the most important priority."'You need to recover'Sindhu said the challenge was not only about preparing mentally for another match.

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