NEW DELHI: Seven Indian shuttlers, including former world champion
PV Sindhu
, have officially secured their berths for the Paris Games across four categories based on their
Olympic Games Qualification
rankings.
While Sindhu, along with ace singles men's shuttlers
HS Prannoy
and
Lakshya Sen
, had already cemented their spots, the formalities were concluded on Monday, the cut-off date set by the
Badminton World Federation
(BWF).
Under the qualification criteria, the top 16 shuttlers in men's and women's singles, based on their Olympic Games Qualification ranking on the stipulated cutoff date, secure their tickets to the quadrennial showpiece.
Sindhu, a former world champion and a two-time Olympic medalist, claimed the 12th spot, while Prannoy and Sen secured the 9th and 13th positions respectively in men's singles.
India's formidable men's doubles duo,
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
and
Chirag Shetty
, clinched the third spot at the conclusion of the Olympic qualification cycle, emerging as one of the country's prime medal contenders in badminton.
In the women's doubles category, the Indian pair of
Tanisha Crasto
and
Ashwini Ponnappa
earned their spots after finishing 13th in the qualification rankings. However, the duo of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand narrowly missed out on qualification.
(With PTI inputs)
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