Mental Well-Being Very Important For Players: Sindhu After Reaching Olympic Knockouts
Mumbai: World champion shuttler PV Sindhu, after reaching the women’s singles knockouts at Tokyo Olympics, said that mental well-being is very important for players.
PV Sindhu is in scintillating form at Tokyo 2020 as she clinched her second consecutive match by defeating Chuang Ngan Yi of Hong Kong 21-9 21-16 in a Group J game in the women’s singles badminton event. The 26-year-old continued his stellar record against Ngan, whom she had beaten in the last five meetings.
She earlier defeated Israel’s Ksenia Polikarpova 21-7 21-10 on Sunday in her opening game at Tokyo 2020.
Meanwhile, Sindhu spoke on the importance of being mentally strong which is vital when participating in major competitions such as the Olympics.
“Yes, mental aspect plays a very important role and I think have learnt that so far. We have seen a lot of people going to depression,” Sindhu was quoted saying to Badminton World Federation website.
“I have worked very hard on my mental strength as well as physical strength, not only on the court but also off it. It is very important to stay calm and keep yourself busy. There will be a lot of pressure and responsibilities. It comes to a time where you just have to let go of everything and just be focused on yourself. And that is why I meditate at times and that really helps me to keep calm and going. That’s has been a positive thing for me,” she further explained.
Notably, four-time Olympic gold medallist gymnast Simone Biles withdrew herself from some events at the Tokyo Olympics to focus on mental health.
The sixth seed reiterated that during the pandemic, he has focused on the technical side of his game with his coach Park Tae-sung providing valuable inputs.
“I have used the pandemic in a very positive way. Since we did not have any tournament I worked a lot on my technique and skill because my coach was always there to help me with my strokes,” she said.
The Indian badminton star will next be against Denmark’s Mia Blichfeldt in a round of 16 ties. The world number seven has a superior head-to-head record against the Dane, having won four of the five previous games. The only time Blichfeldt was victorious against Sindhu was earlier this year at the Thailand Open.
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