Badminton player Saina Nehwal drops to no.9, status quo for Sindhu

India’s leading badminton player Saina Nehwal has dropped four places to be number nine in the latest world rankings while P V Sindhu remains number 10 despite winning a silver medal in the Rio Olympics.

Kidambi Srikanth, who lost to Lin Dan in the Olympic quarterfinals, gained a place in the rankings released today to be number 10.

Sindhu won India’s only silver medal in Rio after beating three higher-ranked players—Wang Yihan (world no.4), Nozomi Okuhara (3) and Tai Tzu Ying (7).

Saina failed to progress to the knock-out stage in Rio in a shock early exit from the competition. On her return home, she underwent a knee surgery and is likely to be out of action for as long as four months.