Tokyo: Superstar Badminton India PV Sindhu acknowledges that the pressure is at the Tokyo Olympics and he will be on the firing line.
The 26-year-old world champion, who won the silver in the Rio 2016 game, began his slope with gold on Sunday against Israel Ksenia Polycarpova.
With the Champion of Rio Carolina Marin from Tokyo with a serious knee injury, Sindhu number seven the world is one of the favorites in what form it looks.
“There must be a lot of hope.
There are more responsibilities and there will definitely be pressure,” said Indians, who reflected his status as a ruled world champion.
“I’m sure many people will look for me because, even last time in 2016 (Rio), I’m not a known person.” But I think now people look at me and find out my game.
“I think it’s relatively tough and it won’t be easy.” If Sindhu won the title in Tokyo, he will be the second individual Olympic gold medalist for India in the history of the match.
In the absence of marin, another competitor for gold belongs to the world number one Taiwan Tzu-Ying, Chen Yufei and Japanese duo Nozomi Okuhara and Yamaguchi will.
Tokyo’s delayed pandemic Olympics, where fans were largely prohibited because Coronavirus was officially launched on Friday with the opening ceremony.