Not for the first time, badminton player HS Prannoy has made his displeasure quite clear over selections for India’s sports awards. On Tue...
Not for the first time, badminton player HS Prannoy has made his displeasure quite clear over selections for India’s sports awards. On Tuesday, Prannoy lashed out against the Badminton Association of India’s decision of recommending compatriot Sameer Verma’s name for the Arjuna Award.
#arjunaawards Same old story. Guy who has Medals in Cwg and Asian Championships not even recommended by Association. And guy who was not there on any of these major events recommended #waah 🤝👏 #thiscountryisajoke
— PRANNOY HS (@PRANNOYHSPRI) June 2, 2020
First things first, BAI’s decision not to forward names of certain players certainly won’t matter now as the sports ministry has allowed players to directly apply for the award instead of recommendations from federations. The deadline for that has been set as June 22.
That being said, it has now emerged that Prannoy was left out on disciplinary grounds as he, along with Srikanth Kidambi, are said to have hurt India’s chances at the Badminton Asia Team Championship in Manila, Philippines. During the tournament in February this year, the duo did not play in the semi-final as they left for Barcelona before the team event in Manila ended.
India bagged a bronze medal, after losing 3-2 to Indonesia in the semi-final, where Lakshya Sen and Subhankar Dey beat higher-ranked players, but the team...
